hayride

American

[hey-rahyd] / ˈheɪˌraɪd /

noun

a pleasure ride or outing, usually at night, by a group in an open wagon or truck partly filled with hay.

Etymology

Origin of hayride

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; hay + ride

Example Sentences

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Explore the bakery and shop, feed the farm animals or take a hayride or pony ride.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Visitors get a hayride out to the field.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

Having a small backyard gathering, visiting a pumpkin patch or going on a hayride will generally present less risk than walking through a scream-filled haunted house or attending a poorly ventilated indoor party or performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021

If you want to make a proper outing of it after hitting up the tire maze, narrated hayride and soak up the live music.

From Fox News • Sep. 21, 2021

“Weren’t you going upstate tomorrow? Wasn’t Troy taking you on some hayride or something?”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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