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 bronze bison were created by paleoartist Gary Staab at the Art Casting Foundry in Loveland and made their first stop on their road trip at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on March 11. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 One of the most famous underdogs in sports movies is just another short road trip away at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026 Bednar said at least one of them could be ready Sunday against Washington, while all of them could play by the end of this four-game road trip. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026 Open a five-game road trip at New York on Sunday. ABC News, 21 Mar. 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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