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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The Nets will open a five-game road trip Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The Sharks then play the Canucks on Tuesday to begin a five-game road trip that leads into the start of the Olympic break in early February.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jeffrey Viel scored in his second straight game as the Ducks kicked off their six-game road trip with an impressive win.
—Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Fresh off a four-game road trip, Boston now will head back out for a two-city back-to-back, visiting Brooklyn on Friday and Chicago on Saturday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The Sharks then play the Canucks on Tuesday to begin a five-game road trip that leads into the start of the Olympic break in early February.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jeffrey Viel scored in his second straight game as the Ducks kicked off their six-game road trip with an impressive win.
—Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Fresh off a four-game road trip, Boston now will head back out for a two-city back-to-back, visiting Brooklyn on Friday and Chicago on Saturday.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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