hayride

noun

hay·​ride ˈhā-ˌrīd How to pronounce hayride (audio)
: a pleasure ride usually at night by a group in a wagon, sleigh, or open truck partly filled with straw or hay

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And going to pick them out yourself in a pumpkin patch with your family on a hayride with an apple cider slushie in hand is even better. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2024 Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls Open through Nov. 3, with a pumpkin patch, flower picking, mazes and hayrides. Nicole Cobler, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024 The farm also showcases a lighted hayride through lighted tunnels, a trail of lights and a 50-foot pixel tree. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024 Families can even hop on a hayride to visit Rudolph at Schnepf Farms. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hayride 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hayride was in 1896

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“Hayride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hayride. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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