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.
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The move eased the financial burden for parents trying to expose their children to the best culture the city has to offer and made possible scores of school field trips.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
Princeton is cutting transportation for students in afterschool activities and reducing field trips for next school year.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
Before dismissing his students, T.J. announces that the class is going on a field trip.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
In partnership with the Eastern Shoshone community, Lovelace and his team of researchers led field trips to show tribal members and students at local schools the natural history beneath their feet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
Princeton is cutting transportation for students in afterschool activities and reducing field trips for next school year.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
Before dismissing his students, T.J. announces that the class is going on a field trip.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
In partnership with the Eastern Shoshone community, Lovelace and his team of researchers led field trips to show tribal members and students at local schools the natural history beneath their feet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for field trip
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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