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

ˈrōd-ˈtrip 

intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The team is also currently organizing a Deep South road trip for a client who is passionate about cars, music, and food. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

Georgia coach Kirby Smart hopes the road trip will give the Bulldogs their first taste of adversity. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 13 Sep. 2026

These Midwest byways, highways, and trails have all the fixings for the ultimate fall road trip. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

The team began a brutal road trip with a thrilling series win against the Philadelphia Phillies. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship