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noun as in journey

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Words related to excursion are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word excursion . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in deviation; straying

• obiter dictum
• parenthesis

noun as in digression

noun as in journey by vehicle

• Sunday drive

noun as in journey; people on a journey

• exploration
• peregrination
• undertaking

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It’s important that your significant other or family is supportive, since your new obsession will likely become all-consuming, and most of your outdoor excursions will now revolve around searching for animal poop in the woods.

Insulated, waterproof footwear like the Paninaro Omni-Heat Tall Boot will go a long way in making your snow bike or snowshoe excursion a treat rather than a trial.

More time outdoors has been great for dialing in our kit for weekend excursions.

The thought of being able to knock out a three-day excursion with just a single carry-on is tantalizing.

I’ve spent the past two months testing the pack on a handful of short camp-outs and a seven-day family surf excursion, and the SEG42 delivered the organization I desperately needed.

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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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to excursion, such as: cruise, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, and picnic.

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Synonyms for excursion

• pleasure trip

a usually short journey taken for pleasure

An instance of digressing.

• irrelevancy
• parenthesis

a journey taken for pleasure

Related words, wandering from the main path of a journey.

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Antonyms for excursion ɪkˈskɜr ʒən, -ʃən ex·cur·sion, this page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term excursion ., english synonyms and antonyms rate these synonyms: 2.2 / 6 votes.

A journey (French journée , from Latin diurnus , daily) was primarily a day's work; hence, a movement from place to place within one day, which we now describe as "a day's journey ;" in its extended modern use a journey is a direct going from a starting-point to a destination, ordinarily over a considerable distance; we speak of a day's journey , or the journey of life. Travel is a passing from place to place, not necessarily in a direct line or with fixed destination; a journey through Europe would be a passage to some destination beyond or at the farther boundary; travel in Europe may be in no direct course, but may include many journeys in different directions. A voyage , which was formerly a journey of any kind, is now a going to a considerable distance by water, especially by sea; as, a voyage to India. A trip is a short and direct journey . A tour is a journey that returns to the starting-point, generally over a considerable distance; as, a bridal tour , or business tour . An excursion is a brief tour or journey , taken for pleasure, often by many persons at once; as, an excursion to Chautauqua. Passage is a general word for a journey by any conveyance, especially by water; as, a rough passage across the Atlantic; transit , literally the act of passing over or through, is used specifically of the conveyance of passengers or merchandise; rapid transit is demanded for suburban residents or perishable goods. Pilgrimage , once always of a sacred character, retains in derived uses something of that sense; as, a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon.

Synonyms: expedition , journey , pilgrimage , tour , transit , travel , trip , voyage

Preposition: A journey from Naples to Rome; through Mexico; across the continent; over the sea; a journey into Asia; among savages; by land, by rail, for health, on foot, on the cars, etc.

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Synonyms: trip , ramble , tour , journey , jaunt

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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"

Synonyms: dispatch , digression , expedition , picnic , chasse , field day , hostile expedition , despatch , expeditiousness , outing , junket , sashay , military expedition , pleasure trip , jaunt

digression, excursion noun

wandering from the main path of a journey

Synonyms: deflection , excursus , digression , divagation , expedition , deflexion , parenthesis , aside , junket , diversion , deviation , outing , sashay , pleasure trip , jaunt

How to use excursion in a sentence?

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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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.

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.

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• expeditions
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Definition of excursion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• on an excursion They've gone on an excursion to York.
• There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer.
• a business trip
• a five-minute trip by taxi
• a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• a tour of Bavaria
• the first expedition to the South Pole
• We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• The children were on a day’s outing from school.
• We had a day out at the beach.
• a(n) foreign/​overseas trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition
• a bus/​coach/​train/​rail trip/​journey/​tour
• to go on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion/​outing/​day out
• to set out/​off on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• to make a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• destination
• Our ship offers 13 different excursions.
• Princess Tours runs independent excursions from selected hotels.
• We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island.
• We signed up for a shore excursion to New Orleans.
• Optional excursions include a tour of the ancient city and a day's horse-riding.
• take (somebody on)
• excursion into
• excursion to

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