field trip

noun

: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation

Examples of field trip in a Sentence

We took a class field trip to the power plant. We went on a field trip.
Recent Examples on the Web In April, the actress shared a photo and a video on her Instagram from her son's field trip. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024 That requires more robust insulation, which adds weight, but also adds time to the astronauts’ field trips. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 In our first-ever Dinner SOS field trip, Chris takes Leah to the Mushroom Queens headquarters in Ozone Park, New York, to get a tour of the urban mushroom farm with owners and brothers Jeff and Adam Novzen. Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024 This includes the district's 8th-grade band field trip and extracurricular late buses. Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for field trip 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of field trip was in 1926

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

field trip

noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation

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