NOUN | act | excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay | a journey taken for pleasure |
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act | excursion, digression | wandering from the main path of a journey |
Sounds | ihksker'zhahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A journey taken for pleasure. | |
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Example | "many summer excursions to the shore" | |
Synonyms | jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay | |
Narrower | airing | A short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air |
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 |
Spanish | excursion, excursión, expedición, ida, incursión, paseata, salida, viaje de placer | |
Catalan | anada, excursió, sortida | |
Nouns | excursionist | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest |
Meaning | wandering from the main path of a journey. | |
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Synonym | digression | |
Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
Spanish | digresión, excursión, salida | |
Catalan | excursió, sortida | |
Nouns | excursionist | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest |
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