field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation

Examples of field trip in a Sentence

We took a class field trip to the power plant.

We went on a field trip.

Recent Examples on the Web

Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

The Iowa City Community School District previously told PEOPLE in a statement that the accident occurred during a School of the Wild field trip for Borlaug Elementary fifth graders at the MacBride Nature Recreation Area. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Monaco’s son, now 7-years-old and in the second grade, is learning through activities such as field trips to a marsh to study animals and the elements, or an at-school farm to learn about the life cycle of plants and pollination. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

One upcoming class session will include a field trip to Clarkson Construction, a Kansas City firm currently involved in major reconstruction of Interstate 70. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field trip

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

Kids Definition

field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation