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

John and Noah were homeschooled by Andrea, who taught them to read and do math, and occasionally took them on field trips, per Rusty. —Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

Throughout the 1970s, Von Däniken undertook countless field trips to Egypt, India, and above all, Latin America, whose ancient cultures held a particular fascination for the amateur archaeologist. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

In 2017, she was featured by The Mercury News for her work with the Youth Science Institute and its camps and field trips for grade-school children. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026

Yale’s traveling troupe took a field trip to Brooklyn this week to watch former Bulldog Danny Wolf play for the Nets. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field trip

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

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