peregrination

American  

[per-i-gruh-ney-shuhn] / ˌpɛr ɪ grəˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. travel from one place to another, especially on foot.

   Synonyms:

   expedition , excursion , trip

2. a course of travel; journey.

   Synonyms:

   expedition , excursion , trip

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Etymology

Origin of peregrination

1425–75; late Middle English peregrinacioun (< Middle French peregrinacion ) < Latin peregrīnātiōn- (stem of peregrīnātiō ) a traveling abroad. See peregrinate, -ion

Example Sentences

White’s peregrinations pay off as he gradually discovers a few mid-ranking U.S. diplomats and military officers — a “gang of mutineers,” he calls them — willing to go behind the ambassador’s back and do the right thing.

From Washington Post

Finding community and disagreement in a space in which talking to strangers might be more welcome than at, say, my local coffee shop is particularly alluring peregrination.

From Salon

With Bernal's Ivy League pedigree and his peregrinations throughout the Western Hemisphere, his saga also offers disturbing new context to the widespread but little-noticed phenomenon of abusive coaches who globetrot their way out of trouble.

From Salon

They often follow their flocks’ peregrinations on foot, like previous generations of immigrant sheepherders, performing a job that has endured since biblical times.

From New York Times

So far, the show’s peregrinations - one-and-done plots, even as character development reaches across episodes - have been varied and wandering in the most satisfying of ways.

From Washington Times