field trip
noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation
Examples of field trip in a Sentence
We took a class field trip to the power plant.
We went on a field trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
Her institute’s free summer program in Bronzeville offers field trips, labs and classes to 30 students.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
Suits alleges county had time to make fixes Families are suing El Dorado County, the appliance company that employed the driver and the two teachers who accompanied the preschool students that morning on a walking field trip to a nearby park.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
Suits alleges county had time to make fixes Families are suing El Dorado County, the appliance company that employed the driver and the two teachers who accompanied the preschool students that morning on a walking field trip to a nearby park.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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