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   Ex·cur·sion

   /ikˈskərZH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity: "an excursion to Mount Etna"
   • 2. a deviation from a regular pattern, path, or level of operation: "the firm's disastrous excursion into the US electrical market"
   • ▪ a digression: archaic "pardon this long excursion on this subject"
   • 3. an instance of the movement of something along a path or through an angle: technical "large excursions of the hip and knee joint"
   • 4. a military sortie. archaic

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘act of running out’, also ‘sortie’ in the phrase alarums and excursions (see alarum): from Latin excursio(n-), from the verb excurrere ‘run out’, from ex- ‘out’ + currere ‘to run’.

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   • 1. excursionist noun

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   What is excursion noun?

   • Definition of excursion noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people They've gone on an excursion to New York. There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer. Thesaurus

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   What is the difference between a short journey and an excursion?

   • You can refer to a short journey as an excursion, especially if it is made for pleasure or enjoyment . An excursion is a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro.

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   What does it mean if you go on an excursion?

   • The Latin root for excursion is excurrere, meaning "to run out." So if you run out for a bit to get some fresh air, you've gone on an excursion. If you leave specifically to buy milk from the corner store and end up swimming in a stream, you've probably taken an excursion into the woods. "Excursion."

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   What is a weekend excursion?

   • There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer. Thesaurus 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. Definition of excursion noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   1. a. : a going out or forth : expedition. b (1) : a usually brief pleasure trip. (2) : a trip at special reduced rates. 2. : deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course. especially : digression. needless excursions into abstruse theory. 3. : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis.

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   a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return: a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion. a trip on a train, ship, etc., at a reduced rate: weekend excursions to mountain resorts. the group of persons making such a journey: an excursion of tourists.

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   5 days ago · An excursion is a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro.

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   Definitions of excursion. noun. a journey taken for pleasure. “many summer excursions to the shore” synonyms: expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay. see more. noun. wandering from the main path of a journey. synonyms: digression. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ɛkˈskʌrʒɪn/ UK. /ɛksˈkʌʒən/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Excursion."

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   excursion. noun. /ɪkˈskərʒn/. a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people They've gone on an excursion to New York. There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer. Thesaurus.