round trip
noun
variants
or less commonly roundtrip
or round-trip
plural round trips also roundtrips or round-trips
often attributive
: a trip to a place and back usually over the same route
It's a 25 mile round trip to work.
an hour-long round trip by boat
The lowest fare for the round trip is $1,694.18 including taxes and fees …—
Helen Anders and James Barragan
Helen Anders and James Barragan
round-trip
adjective
or less commonly roundtrip
round-trip fares
round-trip travel
With 50,000 miles accumulated, one can qualify for a free roundtrip ticket to Europe and back.
—David E. Rosenbaum
David E. Rosenbaum
round trip
adverb
or round-trip
or roundtrip
Consider the cost of flying round-trip for a three-day weekend to Los Angeles …
—Michael Fumento
Michael Fumento
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For most in the project, getting to and from Liftboat Robert meant a voyage of seven hours or more from Fall River, Massachusetts, on a supply boat that made round trips every 10 days or so to replenish stocks and rotate people.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, the Wildcats traveled to Chino Hills, a 138-mile round trip.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The round trip to and from Mars is about 16 - 18 months, however an 18 month stay ON Mars is required for a favorable return trajectory.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Options for dining at Goddard now include a trio of food trucks that usually have exceptionally long lines, or making a 30-minute round trip to the nearest restaurant.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Even a simple radio signal, which travels at the fastest speed possible, will take eight years to make a round trip.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
The train ride is 4½ hours round trip, and riders have three hours to explore the South Rim.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Last Friday, the Wildcats traveled to Chino Hills, a 138-mile round trip.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
The round trip to and from Mars is about 16 - 18 months, however an 18 month stay ON Mars is required for a favorable return trajectory.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Options for dining at Goddard now include a trio of food trucks that usually have exceptionally long lines, or making a 30-minute round trip to the nearest restaurant.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Even a simple radio signal, which travels at the fastest speed possible, will take eight years to make a round trip.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
The train ride is 4½ hours round trip, and riders have three hours to explore the South Rim.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Round trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20trip. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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