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.
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The festival grounds are open on Labor Day, Sept. 1, and Friday, Sept. 26, for Festival Friday, a family-friendly day featuring school field trip visitors.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 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, 13 Aug. 2025
Planning a field trip with an AI assistant is not equivalent to creating a student quiz, even if both take the same amount of time.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Another program, Field Trip Connect, will help low-income students pay for field trips and transportation to Naper Settlement.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 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, 13 Aug. 2025
Planning a field trip with an AI assistant is not equivalent to creating a student quiz, even if both take the same amount of time.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Another program, Field Trip Connect, will help low-income students pay for field trips and transportation to Naper Settlement.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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 Aug. 2025.
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