Meaning of EXCURSION
| Pronunciation: | | ik'skurzhun
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- [n] wandering from the main path of a journey
- [n] a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
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| | Synonyms: | | digression, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
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| | See Also: | | airing, field trip, journey, journeying | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*cur"sion\ [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See
{Excurrent}.]
1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.
They would make excursions and waste the country.
--Holland.
2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief
tour; as, an excursion into the country.
3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore
make no excursions. --Cowper.
4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An
awkward use of the word.]
Syn: Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See {Journey}.
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