excursion

About 2.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

   While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.

2. noun A field trip.
3. noun A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
4. noun An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
5. noun A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
6. noun Temporary deviation from a regular course or pattern

   After an unsuccessful excursion into banking, I've returned to public life.

7. verb To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

Similar words

outing pleasure trip jaunt expedition digression junket sashay trip journey travelling

Often followed by

to into of in from was is and on

Word family

excursions