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   excursion

   /ɪkˈskəːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity: "an excursion to London Zoo"
   • 2. a deviation from a regular activity or course: "the firm's disastrous excursion into the US electrical market"
   • ▪ a digression: archaic "pardon this long excursion on this subject"
   • 3. a movement of something along a path or through an angle: technical "large excursions of the hip and knee joint"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘act of running out’, also ‘sortie’ in the phrase alarums and excursions (see alarum): from Latin excursio(n-), from the verb excurrere ‘run out’, from ex- ‘out’ + currere ‘to run’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. excursionist noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXCURSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people: excursion to This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln. go on an excursion Next week we're going on an excursion. Synonyms. expedition. jaunt. journey (TRIP) junket disapproving. outing. trip (JOURNEY) excursion into something. a short involvement in a new activity:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › excursionExcursion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : a going out or forth : expedition. b (1) : a usually brief pleasure trip. (2) : a trip at special reduced rates. 2. : deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course. especially : digression. needless excursions into abstruse theory. 3. : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › excursionEXCURSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Excursion definition: a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return. See examples of EXCURSION used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXCURSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people: excursion to This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln. go on an excursion Next week we're going on an excursion. Synonyms. expedition. jaunt. journey (TRIP) junket disapproving. outing. trip (TRAVEL) excursion into something. a short involvement in a new activity:

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXCURSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An excursion is a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › excursionexcursion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island. outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › excursionExcursion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of excursion. noun. a journey taken for pleasure. “many summer excursions to the shore” synonyms: expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay. see more. noun. wandering from the main path of a journey. synonyms: digression. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ɛkˈskʌrʒɪn/ UK. /ɛksˈkʌʒən/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Excursion."