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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The road trip continues Saturday in Colorado, Sunday in Utah and Tuesday against Jonathan Toews’ Winnipeg Jets before the Hawks finally see their home crowd again Friday against the Vancouver Canucks.
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The Knicks defeated the Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) in a resounding 127-98 victory to finish their three-game road trip with a 2-1 record.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sacramento County prosecutors said Hunter and the victim were in a relationship when Hunter left the man during a road trip through rural Nevada.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Playing in their first home game following the NBA All-Star break, the Magic were aiming to carry over the momentum gained from Orlando‘s 3-1 showing on its four-game West Coast road trip when hosting the Rockets on Thursday night at Kia Center.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The Knicks defeated the Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) in a resounding 127-98 victory to finish their three-game road trip with a 2-1 record.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Sacramento County prosecutors said Hunter and the victim were in a relationship when Hunter left the man during a road trip through rural Nevada.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Playing in their first home game following the NBA All-Star break, the Magic were aiming to carry over the momentum gained from Orlando‘s 3-1 showing on its four-game West Coast road trip when hosting the Rockets on Thursday night at Kia Center.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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