excursion

ex·cur·sion  (k-skûrzhn)

n.

1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.

2. A roundtrip on a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.

3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

4. A diversion or deviation from a main topic; a digression.

5. Physics

a. A movement from and back to a mean position or axis in an oscillating or alternating motion.

b. The distance traversed in such a movement.

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[Latin excursi, excursin-, from excursus, past participle of excurrere, to run out : ex-, ex- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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excursion

Noun

a short outward and return journey, esp. for sightseeing, etc.; outing [Latin excurrere to run out]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	excursion - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashay, expedition journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another airing - a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing" field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
	2.	excursion - wandering from the main path of a journey digression journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another

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excursion

noun trip, airing, tour, journey, outing, expedition, ramble, day trip, jaunt, pleasure trip

Translations

excursion [ɪkˈskəːʃən] n → excursión f

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excursion [ɪkˈskəːʃən] n → excursion f

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excursion [ɪksˈkəːʃən] n → Ausflug m

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excursion [ɪkˈskəːʃən] n → escursione f; gita