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
Afterward, in-person visits were limited mainly to student field trips made by the Detroit Public Schools.
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The program provides specialized advising, workshops and campus field trips to help students successfully transfer to a four-year institution and earn their teaching credential.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
One of his field trips while staying at Pine Needles was to Allemansrätt Park in Lindstrom, Minn.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump took a field trip to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The program provides specialized advising, workshops and campus field trips to help students successfully transfer to a four-year institution and earn their teaching credential.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
One of his field trips while staying at Pine Needles was to Allemansrätt Park in Lindstrom, Minn.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump took a field trip to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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