field trip

Definition of field tripnext
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 Weekly gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise. Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026 At Hiram Johnson, students took a field trip to Alcatraz to learn about prison history. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026 In this story, Lilian recalls a field trip that her younger son, Jude, took in fourth grade, when the Pang family was living in Northern California. Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 The beloved comediennes locked in on a PG-13 field trip when asked about on-set memories in a Vanity Fair retrospective published Tuesday. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for field trip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for field trip
excursion
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  • Ball began hot, and the Hornets seemed to be on their way to keeping the good times during their recent excursions going.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Xuan Fernando has been going on State Street’s Community Fruit excursions since Daly started them.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trip. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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