round trip

American  

noun

1. a trip to a given place and back again.

   Fares for round trips often have a discount.

2. a transportation ticket for such a trip.

3. Pinochle.  roundhouse.

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round trip British  

noun

1. a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route

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round trip Idioms  

1. A journey to a given place and back again, usually over the same route; also, a ticket for such a trip. For example, The fare for a round trip is generally lower than for two one-way journeys. [Mid-1800s]

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Other Word Forms

• round-trip adjective

Etymology

Origin of round trip

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

Treat your friend or relative to one, hassle-free round trip to and from the airport.

From Los Angeles Times

These planets are about one-third as massive as Earth, and they orbit so close to their host star that it only takes a few days to make a round trip around it.

From Space Scoop

The Artemis II launch will see four astronauts go on a ten-day round trip to the Moon and back to the Earth.

From BBC

But at least there was a first trip to Kazakhstan – new opposition and a 7,000-mile round trip, the furthest Wales' men would ever have travelled for a qualifier.

From BBC

If it's a round trip, return flights are not automatically cancelled in case the passengers reaches the destination.

From BBC