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 John and Noah were homeschooled by Andrea, who taught them to read and do math, and occasionally took them on field trips, per Rusty. —

Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 Throughout the 1970s, Von Däniken undertook countless field trips to Egypt, India, and above all, Latin America, whose ancient cultures held a particular fascination for the amateur archaeologist. —

Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 In 2017, she was featured by The Mercury News for her work with the Youth Science Institute and its camps and field trips for grade-school children. —

Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026 Yale’s traveling troupe took a field trip to Brooklyn this week to watch former Bulldog Danny Wolf play for the Nets. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for field trip

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excursion

Noun

Twice-daily land and sea excursions are led by the park’s naturalist guides who remain onboard throughout the charter (one guide for every 10 guests), with itineraries ranging from four to eight days.

— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Camarda — who was also a member of the first space shuttle crew to launch after the 2003 Columbia disaster — is among a group of former NASA employees who do not believe that the space agency should put astronauts on board the upcoming lunar excursion.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026