day trip
noun
: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day
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Here are some of the best places to see springtime splendor in Texas, along with some suggestions for making the most of your day trip.
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Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Further outside the city, Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains are an easy day trip from Krakow.
—Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
Tourists can find day trip destinations near them through online searches, tourism boards, and local social media groups.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Learn More About Jekyll Island St. Phillips Island, South Carolina
This under-the-radar isle off the coast of Beaufort is primed for your next day trip.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Further outside the city, Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains are an easy day trip from Krakow.
—Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
Tourists can find day trip destinations near them through online searches, tourism boards, and local social media groups.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Learn More About Jekyll Island St. Phillips Island, South Carolina
This under-the-radar isle off the coast of Beaufort is primed for your next day trip.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for day trip
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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