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
Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Friday is set to begin with the court taking a field trip to view 34 Fairview Road, on whose lawn O’Keefe lay dead or dying more than three years ago.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The bus was carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School back from a field trip outside Charlotte, North Carolina, school officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
An art museum in Idaho expected to put $10,350 toward supporting student field trips, according to the IMLS grant database.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2025
Friday is set to begin with the court taking a field trip to view 34 Fairview Road, on whose lawn O’Keefe lay dead or dying more than three years ago.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The bus was carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School back from a field trip outside Charlotte, North Carolina, school officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
An art museum in Idaho expected to put $10,350 toward supporting student field trips, according to the IMLS grant database.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 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 11 May. 2025.
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