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

Other field trips take students to buy books at a nearby bookstore, eat at a restaurant, watch a movie or see a play. —Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025

One woman who was accompanying students on a field trip to the zoo told the outlet that her group was allowed to move from inside the zoo to the nearby welcome center. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

Sleepy teen detained King had teenager Eva Goodman detained during a field trip to his courtroom with a nonprofit in August 2024. —Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Sixteen classrooms are decorated in various ways to curate learning spaces children might encounter on field trips. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 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