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ex·cur·sion

Ex•cur•sion.

A journey is the process of travelling from one place to another by land, air, or sea.

A trip is the process of travelling from one place to another, staying there, usually for a short time, and coming back again.

A voyage is a long journey from one place to another in a ship or spacecraft.

An excursion is a short trip made either as a tourist or in order to do a particular thing.

You make or go on a journey.

You take or go on a trip.

You make a voyage.

You go on an excursion.

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Definition of excursion noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

• trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi
• journey an act of traveling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart: a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey , although it does not have to be: a trip to New York a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the traveling takes a long time and is difficult.
• tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: a tour of California
• commute the regular trip that a person makes when they travel to work and back home again: a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
• expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: the first expedition to the South Pole
• excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: My project team organized an afternoon outing to celebrate.
• an overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
• a bus/train trip/journey/tour
• to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing
• to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
• to take a(n) trip/journey/expedition/excursion

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• 2 excursion into something ( formal ) a short period of trying a new or different activity After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.

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• American English : excursion / ɪkˈskɜrʒən /
• Brazilian Portuguese : excursão
• Chinese : 短途旅行
• European Spanish : excursión
• French : excursion
• German : Ausflug
• Italian : escursione
• Japanese : 小旅行
• Korean : 짧은 여행
• European Portuguese : excursão
• Spanish : excursión
• Thai : การเที่ยวพักผ่อนหย่อนใจ, การเที่ยวช่วงสั้นๆ

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Borrowed from Latin excursio ( “ a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech ” ) , from excurrere ( “ to run out ” ) , from ex ( “ out ” ) + currere ( “ to run ” ) .

Pronunciation

• ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key ) : /ɛkˈskɜː.ʃən/
• ( General Australian ) IPA ( key ) : /ekˈskɜː.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən , -ɜː(ɹ)ʒən

excursion ( plural excursions )

• 1921 , Ben Travers , chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest , Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company , published 1925 , →OCLC : Mother [ … ] considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
• A wandering from the main subject: a digression .
• ( aviation ) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway , usually during takeoff , landing , or taxi .
• ( phonetics ) A deviation in pitch , for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech .
• ( recreational trip ) : journey , trip
• ( wandering from the main subject ) : digression , excursus

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• alarums and excursions
• excursion fare
• excursion rate
• excursion steamer
• power excursion

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excursion ( third-person singular simple present excursions , present participle excursioning , simple past and past participle excursioned )

• 1825 , Charles Lamb , Letter to Mr. Wordsworth , 6 April, 1825, in The Works of Charles Lamb , Volume I, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, p. 249, [1] Yesterday I excursioned twenty miles; to-day I write a few letters.
• 1880 , Mark Twain , chapter 49, in A Tramp Abroad ‎ [2] : After breakfast, that next morning in Chamonix, we went out in the yard and watched the gangs of excursioning tourists arriving and departing with their mules and guides and porters [ … ]
• 1942 , Emily Carr , “Ways of Getting Round”, in The Book of Small , Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press , →OCLC : Victoria cows preferred to walk on the plank sidewalks in winter rather than dirty their hooves in the mud by the roadside. They liked to tune their chews to the tap, tap, tap of their feet on the planks. Ladies challenged the right of way by opening and shutting their umbrellas in the cows' faces and shooing, but the cows only chewed harder and stood still. It was the woman-lady, not the lady-cow who had to take to the mud and get scratched by the wild rose bushes that grew between sidewalk and fence while she excursioned round the cow.

Further reading

• “ excursion ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
• “ excursion ”, in The Century Dictionary   [ … ] , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
• “ excursion ”, in OneLook Dictionary Search .

Borrowed from Latin excursiōnem .

• IPA ( key ) : /ɛk.skyʁ.sjɔ̃/

excursion   f ( plural excursions )

• wander (talk off topic)
• “ excursion ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .

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[ ik- skur -zh uh n , -sh uh n ]

a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion.

weekend excursions to mountain resorts.

an excursion of tourists.

excursions into futile philosophizing.

• Physics. the displacement of a body or a point from a mean position or neutral value, as in an oscillation.
• an accidental increase in the power level of a reactor, usually forcing its emergency shutdown.
• the range of stroke of any moving part.
• the stroke itself.
• Obsolete. a sally or raid.

verb (used without object)

• to go on or take an excursion.

an excursion fare; an excursion bus.

/ -ʒən; ɪkˈskɜːʃən /

• a short outward and return journey, esp for relaxation, sightseeing, etc; outing
• a group of people going on such a journey

an excursion ticket

an excursion into politics

• (formerly) a raid or attack
• a movement from an equilibrium position, as in an oscillation
• the magnitude of this displacement
• the normal movement of a movable bodily organ or part from its resting position, such as the lateral movement of the lower jaw
• machinery the locus of a point on a moving part, esp the deflection of a whirling shaft

Other Words From

• ex·cursion·al ex·cursion·ary adjective
• preex·cursion noun

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Example Sentences

It is disappointing and, frankly, frightening that Thompson walked away from his repugnant Sea World excursion scot-free.

Several events specifically cater to kids, making this a fun excursion for the whole family.

I learned a lot about myself on that excursion, and from the trip as a whole.

There was, instead, a nauseating excursion into base and sad fantasies.

While a two-day feeding frenzy makes for a fun excursion, the human body is only capable of so much consumption.

Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.

The other day an excursion was arranged to Sondershausen, a town about three hours' ride from Weimar in the cars.

We got back to Weimar about eight in the evening, and this delicious excursion, like all others, had to end.

To my friends ever since I have not failed to recommend the passage of the Butterley tunnel as a desirable pleasure excursion.

From childhood I had longed to see something of the world, and this excursion to Paris was the first gratification of that wish.

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What does the noun excursion mean?

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun excursion , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

excursion has developed meanings and uses in subjects including

How common is the noun excursion ?

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun excursion is in the mid 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for excursion is from around 1537, in the writing of Richard Benese, Augustinian canon and surveyor.

excursion is a borrowing from Latin .

Etymons: Latin excursiōn- , excursiō .

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• excuriation, n. 1658
• excurrency, n. 1650–
• excurrent, adj. 1605–
• excurse, n. 1514–
• excurse, v. 1566–
• excursion, n. ?1537–
• excursion, v. 1792–
• excursional, adj. 1811–
• excursionary, adj. 1757–
• excursioner, n. 1786–
• excursioning, n. 1836–
• excursionism, n. 1854–
• excursionist, n. 1800–
• excursionize, v. a1813–
• excursionizing, adj. & n. 1830–
• excursion steamer, n. 1833–

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What does excursion mean?

Definitions for excursion ɪkˈskɜr ʒən, -ʃən ex·cur·sion, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word excursion ., princeton's wordnet rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes.

excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay noun

a journey taken for pleasure

"many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

digression, excursion noun

wandering from the main path of a journey

Wiktionary Rate this definition: 5.0 / 1 vote

• excursion noun

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way

While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.

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Excursion noun

Etymology: excursion, French; excurro, Latin.

The muse whose early voice you taught to sing, Prescrib’d her heights, and prun’d her tender wing; Her guide now lost, no more attempts to rise, But in low numbers short excursions tries. Alexander Pope , Essays.

The mind extends its thoughts often even beyond the utmost expansion of matter, and makes excursions into that incomprehensible John Locke.

The causes of those great excursions of the seasons into the extremes of cold and heat, are very obscure. John Arbuthnot , on Air.

Expect not that I should beg pardon for this excursion, ’till I think it a digression, to insist on the blessedness of Christ in heaven. Robert Boyle , Seraphick Love.

I am too weary to allow myself any excursion from the main design. Francis Atterbury.

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An excursion is a trip by a group of people, usually made for leisure, education, or physical purposes. It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to a place, sometimes for other (typically work-related) purposes. Public transportation companies issue reduced price excursion tickets to attract business of this type. Often these tickets are restricted to off-peak days or times for the destination concerned. Short excursions for education or for observations of natural phenomena are called field trips. One-day educational field studies are often made by classes as extracurricular exercises, e.g. to visit a natural or geographical feature. The term is also used for short military movements into foreign territory, without a formal announcement of war.

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Excursion generally refers to a short trip or outing, usually taken for leisure, exploration, or educational purposes. It often involves leaving one's usual environment and going to a different location, such as a day trip to a tourist attraction, nature reserve, or historical site. Excursions are usually planned and organized activities, typically with a specific purpose or goal, allowing individuals or groups to have a temporary change of scenery and engage in new experiences outside their daily routine.

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a running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally

a journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country

a wandering from a subject; digression

length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]

Wikidata Rate this definition: 2.8 / 5 votes

An excursion is a trip by a group of people, usually made for leisure, education, or physical purposes. It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to a place, sometimes for other purposes. Public transportation companies issue reduced price excursion tickets to attract business of this type. Often these tickets are restricted to off-peak days or times for the destination concerned. Short excursions for education or for observations of natural phenomena are called field trips. One-day educational field studies are often made by classes as extracurricular exercises, e.g. to visit a natural or geographical feature. The term is also used for short military movements into foreign territory, without a formal announcement of war.

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eks-kur′shun, n. a going forth: an expedition: a trip for pleasure or health: a wandering from the main subject: a digression.— adj. Excur′rent ( bot. ), projecting beyond the edge or point.— vs.i. Excurse′ , to digress; Excur′sionise , to go on an excursion.— n. Excur′sionist , one who goes on a pleasure-trip.— adj. Excur′sive , rambling: deviating.— adv. Excur′sively .— ns. Excur′siveness ; Excur′sus , a dissertation on some particular point appended to a book or chapter.— Excursion train , a special train, usually with reduced fares, for persons making an excursion. [L. excursio — ex , out, currĕre , cursum , to run.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes

From _ex_. former, and Grk. _kairo_, to enjoy. Hence, a tiresome journey--formerly an enjoyment--sold at half price.

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A short journey usually made for pleasure often by a group of people is called excursion.

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Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of excursion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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The numerical value of excursion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of excursion in a Sentence

Admiral John Richardson :

We have made this very clear that this was an excursion , a departure from the normal adherence to those rules and we would hope that behavior in the future would be much more consistent, we should not see each other as a threatening presence in these waters.

Sylvain Plasse :

It was his first cruise and it sounded like she had done a few and she said were on our honeymoon and so were going to do an excursion at every port stop. And I mentioned to them this was my 105th cruise on Royals so we started talking, conversing and I didnt see them in the lounge last night and there were rumors that there were honeymoon couples on White Island and you just showed me one of the news footage with their picture of their wedding and it confirmed that it was them, you never know, your life changes in a moment so, life is short.

Tracey Sutton :

Every time we go out on a deep-sea research excursion there's a good chance we'll see something we've never seen before -- the life at these depths is really amazing.

I'm kind of a walking photographer, i love exploring new places. One day I was taking a break during an excursion in the Broceliande forest, looking for the best place to settle, when I discovered a small clearing with a tree without leaves. I stayed for hours looking around, taking some pictures and I found Le Coq lying down under the tree. The tree's branches were rising as if to touch the sky.

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• ^  Princeton's WordNet http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=excursion
• ^  Wiktionary https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excursion
• ^  Samuel Johnson's Dictionary https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=excursion
• ^  Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excursion
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• ^  Webster Dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excursion
• ^  Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=excursion
• ^  Chambers 20th Century Dictionary https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=excursion
• ^  The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=excursion
• ^  Usage in printed sources https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=excursion

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excursion (n.)

1570s, "a deviation in argument," also "a military sally," from Latin excursionem (nominative excursio ) "a running forth, sally, excursion, expedition," figuratively "an outset, opening," noun of action from past-participle stem of excurrere "run out, run forth, hasten forward; project, extend," from ex "out" (see ex- ) + currere "to run" (from PIE root *kers- "to run"). Sense of "journey" recorded in English by 1660s.

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[move quickly in search of something], c. 1300, scouren , a word of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse skyra "rush in," related to skur "storm, shower, shower of missiles" (see shower (n.)). This was likely influenced by or blended with Old French escorre "to run out," from Latin excurrere (see excursion ).

The sense also probably has been influenced by scour (v.1) "cleanse by hard rubbing" and entangled with it in some figurative uses and in phrases such as scour the countryside "clear (a place) of enemies or undesirable persons." Middle English also had it as a noun, as in the expression in good scour "quickly, with all haste" (c. 1300).

word-forming element, in English meaning usually "out of, from," but also "upwards, completely, deprive of, without," and "former;" from Latin ex "out of, from within; from which time, since; according to; in regard to," from PIE *eghs "out" (source also of Gaulish ex- , Old Irish ess- , Old Church Slavonic izu , Russian iz ). In some cases also from Greek cognate ex , ek . PIE *eghs had comparative form *eks-tero and superlative *eks-t(e)r-emo- . Often reduced to e- before -b- , -d- , -g- , consonantal -i- , -l- , -m- , -n- , -v- (as in elude , emerge , evaporate , etc.).

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to run."

It forms all or part of: car ; career ; cargo ; caricature ; cark ; carpenter ; carriage ; carrier ; carry ; charabanc ; charette ; charge ; chariot ; concourse ; concur ; concurrent ; corral ; corridor ; corsair ; courant ; courier ; course ; currency ; current ; curriculum ; cursive ; cursor ; cursory ; discharge ; discourse ; encharge ; excursion ; hussar ; incur ; intercourse ; kraal ; miscarry ; occur ; precursor ; recourse ; recur ; succor .

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek -khouros "running;" Latin currere "to run, move quickly;" Lithuanian karšiu, karšti "go quickly;"Old Irish and Middle Welsh carr "cart, wagon," Breton karr "chariot," Welsh carrog "torrent;" Old Norse horskr "swift."

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