excursion

n. countable

B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪkˈskɝʒən// UK //ɛkskˈɜːʃən// ex·cur·sion

n. a short trip you take for fun or to learn something. You usually go with a group and return home on the same day.

n. a brief journey or outing, typically taken for pleasure, education, or physical exercise. Often implies a group activity and a return to the starting point within a short period.

SIMPLE

The students are going on an excursion to the museum.

CONTEXTUAL

The cruise ship offers several shore excursions, including a guided walk through the ancient ruins and a local food tour.

COMPLEX

While the primary purpose of the conference was professional networking, the organisers arranged a weekend excursion to the nearby national park to provide attendees with a change of scenery.

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”), from ex (“out”) + currere (“to run”). By surface analysis, excurse + -ion.

Usage

Commonly used with the verb 'go on' or 'take'.