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

In the background of the love story and the ghost story, Down and Key do a lot to connect this field trip to the season-long arc. —Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026

Social workers will give the suitcases to children who are removed from home or moved from place to place, kids who travel on field trips, or reunite with family. —Sharon Chin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

Gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise. —Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026

He mentors and tutors kids, founded Microsoft Charlotte Discovery Days — a recurring field trip introducing STEM career opportunities to students, and helps lead Minority Student Day through Microsoft’s Black at Microsoft group. —Charlotte Observer, 14 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