day-trip

[ dey-trip ]

verb (used without object)

, day-tripped, day-trip·ping,

1. to travel as a day-tripper.

day trip

noun

1. a journey made to and from a place within one day

Derived Forms

• ˈday-ˌtripper, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of day-trip¹

Back formation from day-tripper

Example Sentences

They arrived in Manchester in the early evening, delighted with their all-day trip.

From Project Gutenberg

Kyoto may be reached by a short ride from Kobe, but from Tokio it is an all-day trip of twelve hours by express train.

From Project Gutenberg

He determined on his return to make an all-day trip so that he might enjoy the scenery through which he now rode in the darkness.

From Project Gutenberg

Anna's mother had promised to take the girls on an all-day trip to northern Zealand.

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On one occasion they left camp on an all-day trip, taking two of the bearers with them.

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