English > excursion: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | A journey taken for pleasure. |
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| Example | "many summer excursions to the shore" |
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| Synonyms | jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay |
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| Narrower | airing | A short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air |
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| field trip | A group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination |
| Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
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| Spanish | excursion, excursión, expedición, ida, incursión, paseata, salida, viaje de placer |
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| Catalan | anada, excursió, sortida |
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| Nouns | excursionist | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest |
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