day trip

noun

: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day

Examples of day trip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rotterdam is happy to oblige the overflow, and being less than an hour’s train ride away, travelers can comfortably stay in Rotterdam, day trip to Amsterdam, visit the Rikjsmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, then bop back to less expensive hotels and meals, and fewer crowds. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

Trump wrapped up a four day trip to the Middle East Friday. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 May 2025

Underlining the seriousness of the matter, the second couple was accompanied by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for their chilly day trip to a U.S. Space Force outpost almost 1,000 miles from the capital of Nuuk, above the Arctic Circle on the northwest coast of Greenland. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025

While Burgos is a top-tier tourist destination all on its own, no visit is complete without exploring the surrounding region—and for a truly idyllic day trip, be sure to make the journey over to Castrojeriz. —Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for day trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship