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
road-trip intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Now, the road trip turns into a rescue mission for Gabby and the crew. Devonne Goode, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025 Glaser said that Anderson, who was unavailable for interview for this article, and production designer Florencia Martin even made a road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento after a potential location was spotted online. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Week 4 marks the start of a three-game road trip for the Titans that includes games against the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 Head coach Shane Steichen is the current favorite for Coach of the Year, but his team faces its toughest test yet with a road trip to the Rams on Sunday. Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for road trip

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road trip was in 1953

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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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