hayride

noun

hay·​ride ˈhā-ˌrīd How to pronounce hayride (audio)
: a pleasure ride usually at night by a group in a wagon, sleigh, or open truck partly filled with straw or hay

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Nearby, the Monte Vista Hotel and a local restaurant, Goldfinch, hosted its first-ever fall festival on Oct. 26, which included a Trunk or Treat, hayride, and even therapy horses, among other activities. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 Hiking, fishing, river tubing, trap shooting, camping and hayrides are some of the activities the ranch has to offer. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Williams Family Farms: This farm in south Mississippi grows its own pumpkins and has a corn maze, hayride, u-pick sunflower field and playground. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024 Corn mazes, hayrides, apple picking, and other fun family activities abound all across New England in the fall. Josh Roberts, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hayride 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hayride was in 1896

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“Hayride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hayride. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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