road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
Examples of road trip in a Sentence
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
With the new Google Maps update, the app will automatically recommend pit stops along your route, whether that means grabbing a croissant whilst on a stroll through Paris, or checking out the world’s largest ball of twine during a Kansas road trip.
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
An autopsy report reveals disturbing new details of what caused the death of two Kansas moms who disappeared on a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up their kids earlier this year.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
My mom and my sisters depart for their road trip back.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Advertisement For a team welcoming more than a half-dozen new players, a long road trip also can be a bonding exercise, especially this early in the season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024
An autopsy report reveals disturbing new details of what caused the death of two Kansas moms who disappeared on a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up their kids earlier this year.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
My mom and my sisters depart for their road trip back.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Advertisement For a team welcoming more than a half-dozen new players, a long road trip also can be a bonding exercise, especially this early in the season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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