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
Meanwhile, the school’s parent fundraising arm, Amigos de Gunsaulus, held an annual raffle to pay for field trips in the United States and South Korea all students take.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The Bird Alliance also leads field trips, hosts conservation workdays and offers other community events.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Samples were collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, and the research was published in the New Zealand Journal of Botany.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The tax money pays for the salaries of about 1,200 teachers, 740 drama and music teachers, and 50 athletic coaches and trainers, according to district data, and also helps pay for extracurricular activities, athletics and field trips.
—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The Bird Alliance also leads field trips, hosts conservation workdays and offers other community events.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Samples were collected during multiple field trips conducted by the University of Malaysia Sabah's Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, and the research was published in the New Zealand Journal of Botany.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The tax money pays for the salaries of about 1,200 teachers, 740 drama and music teachers, and 50 athletic coaches and trainers, according to district data, and also helps pay for extracurricular activities, athletics and field trips.
—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for field trip
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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