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
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, 3 Aug. 2025
My bottom teeth lean this way and that in a wandering line, like first graders on a field trip.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Many animal shelters allow volunteers to take dogs out on field trips, such as a walk around the park, hanging out at a local cafe or even enjoying a sleepover in the person's home.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
On June 12, 2024, an 11-year-old boy was walking with a group of students back to his school after a field trip to a nearby cinema when Bittner approached, walked in front of the boy and punched him in the face, the outlet reported, citing court records.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
My bottom teeth lean this way and that in a wandering line, like first graders on a field trip.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Many animal shelters allow volunteers to take dogs out on field trips, such as a walk around the park, hanging out at a local cafe or even enjoying a sleepover in the person's home.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
On June 12, 2024, an 11-year-old boy was walking with a group of students back to his school after a field trip to a nearby cinema when Bittner approached, walked in front of the boy and punched him in the face, the outlet reported, citing court records.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 17 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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