excursion
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3.6
- noun
- /ɪkˈskɜrʒən/
- It's our last day in the Galapagos Islands, which is so sad, but we have one last excursion this morning.
- pupils on an excursion
- a field excursion
- a weekend excursion
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Watch on YouTubeSo while Jen and I were out on our go Kart excursion, I thought about you.
- So while Jen and I were out on our go Kart excursion, I thought about you.
- So I'm gonna pop there and bring you guys with us on the little shopping excursion.
- We would go on excursions to find another one of his tapes that we hadn't found yet.
Examples
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Fourth, the teaching team took pupils on an excursion to a grain farm.
Academic text (1996) -
This train has been hired for a private excursion.
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I turned up late and most participants were away on an excursion, but not all.
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Nice day for an excursion.
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I promise I'll be back home after the excursion.
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What surprised me most about that excursion is how many dolphins there were.
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So they tailor make excursions for families.
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Any postal worker can go to Cabo on a weekend excursion.
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Conducting or participating in photographic excursions results in learning opportunities that provide the highest levels of motivation.
Academic text (1999) -
We organized an excursion to the mountains for the students to enjoy nature.
Synonyms
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1.0
A trip visiting several places and returning to the start, usually for work or pleasure
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1.1
A short trip with other people for pleasure
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1.0
Traveling away from home to visit another place for holiday or work
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1.4
A short journey to a place and back
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9.1
A trip paid for by someone else, often taken for pleasure and seen as unnecessary
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3.0
A journey taken to enjoy yourself rather than for work
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3.9
A sudden journey you make without planning
A journey that includes exciting activities and some risk
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.6
A small spacecraft that takes astronauts from the main spacecraft to the moon's surface and back
A cheaper price for a round-trip ticket usually given for travel on set dates or when bought early
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
excursion = ex + curs + ion
The parts literally suggest 'going out' (ex- + curs- + -ion) which aligns with 'a short trip', but the root 'curs' is not a standalone English word so learners may not transparently link form to the meaning.
Etymology
Excursion comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and curr- 'to run', so it once meant a kind of 'running out'. Think of an excursion as a short 'run' out from home or the city, which is why it now means a short trip for pleasure.