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road trip

Or road-trip,

[rohd trip]

noun

  1. a long journey, especially one that is recreational or spontaneous, taken in an automobile.

    She met many new friends on her solo road trip around North Wales.

  2. a journey taken by a sports team to play away games.

    The second game is the season's first road trip, and will be at San Antonio.



verb (used without object)

road tripped, road tripping 
  1. to take a long journey in an automobile, especially recreationally or spontaneously.

    We road tripped to California over summer break.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of road trip1

First recorded in 1860–65; 1900–05 road trip for def. 2
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Example Sentences

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“It sounds like the song embodiment of a loving eye roll and it feels like a never ending road trip in the summer,” Carpenter said of “Manchild” on Instagram.

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Those who love a road trip could drive the 9½ hours from L.A., staying at fun motels along the way.

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After zigzagging hundreds of miles across Europe, the contents of the consignment had been verified five days earlier by customs officers at Schipol Airport in the Netherlands, ready for its road trip to Belgium.

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From there, the plot hurtles forward: kidnappings, frantic road trips, a festival rave and high-stakes showdowns.

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A Christmas road trip planned around the holidays, the family of four traveled across three states from their home in Alexandria, La., to Anaheim for two reasons: to visit Disneyland and see the Bananas.

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