road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Difficult opponents await the Yankees, who went cold during a road trip to Miami and Texas, and the Mets, who capped a similarly disappointing homestand by nearly getting no-hit on Wednesday.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
This 4-2 road trip comes after San Francisco was swept by both New York and Pittsburgh right before the trade deadline during its most recent homestand.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The latest installment picks up with Seabrook’s zombie-cheerleader-alien dream team, Zed and Addison, back from a summer road trip and stepping into new roles as camp counselors for two rival monster factions.
—Kaila Garrett, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Will Ferrell, through his road trip with Harper Steele, learns to be an advocate for the trans community.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
This 4-2 road trip comes after San Francisco was swept by both New York and Pittsburgh right before the trade deadline during its most recent homestand.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The latest installment picks up with Seabrook’s zombie-cheerleader-alien dream team, Zed and Addison, back from a summer road trip and stepping into new roles as camp counselors for two rival monster factions.
—Kaila Garrett, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Will Ferrell, through his road trip with Harper Steele, learns to be an advocate for the trans community.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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