day-trip
verb (used without object)
to travel as a day-tripper.
day-trip
American
[dey-trip]
/ ˈdeɪˌtrɪp /
verb (used without object)
day-tripped,
day-tripping
day trip
British
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of day-trip
Back formation from day-tripper
Example Sentences
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This disproportionately affected day-trip and shopping-driven border crossings.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
Port Huron is a manufacturing town of less than 30,000 people with a quaint downtown and lots of retail, offering visitors an enticing opportunity for a day-trip.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
They were among a group of seniors from rural Dauphin, Manitoba on a day-trip to a casino when their minibus crashed with a semi while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Trina Hendry, who creates day-trip itineraries for couples and singles traveling together, says Los Angeles is an excellent city for third-wheeling because there are so many different date ideas that aren’t wrapped up in romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
We’re pretending instead that we’re just killing a bit of time, maybe at a scenic spot during a carefree day-trip.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
A day trip is plenty of time to visit several—and, if you plan right, spoil yourself with exceptional food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The family arrived at a campground near Bicknell, Utah, for a day trip on Friday, the sheriff's office said in its statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I caught the couple, of course, in the middle of a day trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Here in La Guaira, which in happier times is a beach resort for people making a day trip from Caracas, the air now stinks of death.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
“They brought the kids from the orphanage here?” asked Harry, who could not imagine a less cozy spot for a day trip.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
We believe the car exaggerates — the high was nowhere near that on this day — but the freeway certainly seemed searing from inside our air-conditioned capsule as we valiantly day-tripped to the movies!
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
We branched out, day-tripping to Tacoma, Port Townsend and more.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Opponents of the cruise ships in Venice have protested for years, saying that the wakes caused by the ships contribute to erosion and that day-tripping, mass-scale tourism is incompatible with a relatively small, compact city.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021
Photograph: Susan Greenwood/Getty Images In early 1980, as an art student day-tripping to London, I planned to buy Andy Warhol's new book Exposures.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2013
Now, cruise ships and their day-tripping passengers are at the crux of a divisive debate over Key West’s identity and its path to the future.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2012
But your average day-tripping sportsman on Lake Michigan might not appreciate an airborne carp smacking them in the kisser.
From Time ● Feb. 9, 2010
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