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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Here are eight of the healthiest options to pack for your road trip, according to experts.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
This was the Red Wings’ first game back from a six-game road trip, mind you, but McLellan has been pretty clear about what that should mean for a team.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Hot Springs If your South Dakota road trip brings you through Hot Springs—home to the largest concentration of Columbian mammoth bones in the world—swing by Wandering Bison Coffee for breakfast sandwiches and pastries for breakfast or chili, salads, and wraps for lunch.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The Panthers went a perfect 14 for 14 on the PK during the road trip and has allowed just one power-play goal in 27 tries over the month of December.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
This was the Red Wings’ first game back from a six-game road trip, mind you, but McLellan has been pretty clear about what that should mean for a team.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Hot Springs If your South Dakota road trip brings you through Hot Springs—home to the largest concentration of Columbian mammoth bones in the world—swing by Wandering Bison Coffee for breakfast sandwiches and pastries for breakfast or chili, salads, and wraps for lunch.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
The Panthers went a perfect 14 for 14 on the PK during the road trip and has allowed just one power-play goal in 27 tries over the month of December.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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