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

The dramedy wears its detective influences on its sleeve, name-checking the likes of Knives Out and Vertigo and going out of its way for a brief Twin Peaks field trip. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025

Before its official opening on Friday, students from Steam Legacy High School took a field trip to test out the new show. —Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025

Cheesman's 12-year-old daughter became hooked on figure skating following a school field trip, and the mom hits the ice, as well. —Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025

Among other things, the program provided tutoring, field trips and physical education to students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship

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