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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In April, the actress shared a photo and a video on her Instagram from her son's field trip.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
That requires more robust insulation, which adds weight, but also adds time to the astronauts’ field trips.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
In our first-ever Dinner SOS field trip, Chris takes Leah to the Mushroom Queens headquarters in Ozone Park, New York, to get a tour of the urban mushroom farm with owners and brothers Jeff and Adam Novzen.
—Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
This includes the district's 8th-grade band field trip and extracurricular late buses.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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