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

Fridays mean field trips for the 50 children going to F.O.C.U.S.’s day camp. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025

Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2. —Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025

But over these three days alone, Indiana’s latest new hope will design and run three practices, bounce between hosting duties for the visiting prospect that include a night at Dave & Buster’s and a morning breakfast, and bring his team on a field trip for a corporate sponsor. —Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025

The Jade Coffee Table was the result of a two-month field trip to one of China’s biggest manufacturing cities in Guangdong province, Dongguan. —Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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