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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.
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—Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
field trip
noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation
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