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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The Sacramento Kings are as cold as the Arctic blast that flew in with them on their East Coast road trip. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026 Doncic shot 13 for 21 from the field as the Lakers earned their fifth win in seven games and improved to 4-2 on their road trip. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026 Brooklyn will finish the road trip Sunday against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026 Just charge it up for a few hours, then bring it along on your next road trip, camping trip, or to the office on chilly mornings. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026 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 2 Feb. 2026.

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