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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Instead, in the summer, the pair took educational field trips to places such as the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 22 May 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, 21 May 2025
Catholic school students on a field trip to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Thursday.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The bus was transporting Pine Ridge Middle School students back from a field trip in Charlotte, N.C. when the tire blew around around 2 p.m. on I-77 in Chester County.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 22 May 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, 21 May 2025
Catholic school students on a field trip to Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Thursday.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The bus was transporting Pine Ridge Middle School students back from a field trip in Charlotte, N.C. when the tire blew around around 2 p.m. on I-77 in Chester County.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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