Thesaurus results for FIELD TRIP

field trip

noun

as in excursion

a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something We took a class field trip to the power plant.

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Recent Examples of field trip During an open practice Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, thousands of Illini fans showed up in orange to watch, while large groups of kids on field trips sat in the end zone, cheering. —

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Reece also pled guilty in Brazoria County, Texas, to the murders of 17-year-old Jessica Cain and 20-year-old Kelli Cox, a student at the University of North Texas in Denton, who disappeared on July 15, 1997, after going on a class field trip. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 Perhaps it a school field trip to gawk at CNN’s studios. —

Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 King lets the nearby Fern Hollow Nature Center use his property and lake, letting little kids learn to fish during summer programs and field trips. —

Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for field trip

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excursion

Noun

If your carry-on can fit one, a reusable water bottle will be a game-changer on your next cruise as well as handy on excursion and travel days, too.

— Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was a passenger aboard the Carnival Splendor, which offers snorkeling excursions to the Tangalooma Wrecks.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026