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

According to multiple media reports, there were a number of school districts whose students were on a field trip at the resort on Wednesday, including middle school students from Wethersfield and Windham. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026

There are regular field trips to zoos, amusement parks, and Kennedy Space Center. —Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026

Signature practices include overnight experiential field trips, large-scale interactive murals representing global biomes, and a unique environmental science curriculum. —Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

Prosecutors said Powell was investigated for a similar attack on a 9-year-old boy at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in 2024 while the boy was on a summer cap field trip, but was never charged. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 June 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