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road trip

noun
Updated on: 15 Apr 2018
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Definition of road trip

1 : a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2 : an extended trip in a motor vehicle
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road-trip

play \ˈrōd-ˈtrip\ intransitive verb

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Examples of road trip in a Sentence

  1. The team won three of five games on its road trip.

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First Known Use of road trip

1953

ROAD TRIP Defined for English Language Learners

road trip

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Definition of road trip for English Language Learners

  • : a long trip in a car, truck, etc.

  • : a trip that is taken by a sports team in order to play one or more games

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