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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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. excursionist noun

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › excursionEXCURSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] uk / ɪkˈskɜː.ʃ ə n / us / ɪkˈskɝː.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people: excursion to This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln. go on an excursion Next week we're going on an excursion. Synonyms. expedition. jaunt. journey (TRIP) junket disapproving. outing. trip (JOURNEY)

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   Excursion definition: a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return. See examples of EXCURSION used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › excursionEXCURSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people: excursion to This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln. go on an excursion Next week we're going on an excursion. Synonyms. expedition. jaunt. journey (TRIP) junket disapproving. outing. trip (TRAVEL) excursion into something. a short involvement in a new activity:

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionexcursion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of excursion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › excursionExcursion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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."

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › excursionEXCURSION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   EXCURSION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of excursion – Learner’s Dictionary. excursion. noun [ C ] uk / ɪkˈskɜːʒ ə n / us. Add to word list. a short journey made by a group of people for pleasure: We've booked to go on an excursion to Pompeii.