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
road-trip intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Already having cemented a successful road trip with a win at the defending champion Boston Celtics’ place, the Warriors (7-2) didn’t come close to extending their five-game winning streak in Cleveland. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 This east-central province borders the United States and the Great Lakes and is the perfect place for a November weekend getaway, road trip, or Christmas market adventure. Miriam Porter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Use them as your driving shoes on a long road trip, or pack them in your carry-on to change into on your next long-haul flight. Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024 The road trip took Upton to Florida, Texas, and across the country through New Mexico and Arizona. Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for road trip 

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road trip was in 1953

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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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