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

Just down a stairwell past the Tonight Show entrance at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, behind the wide-open golden doors of Rough Trade Below, a Sam Fender track buzzed from the speakers while Mark Ellinger, in town from Montreal to chaperone a high-school field trip, looked through a box of used vinyl. —Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025

Established in 1926, the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club offers monthly programs featuring expert speakers, hands-on workshops and engaging field trips. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025

Many New Yorkers remember their first Broadway show as a childhood milestone or a school field trip that sparked a lifelong love of the arts. —Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2. —Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 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