road trip

Or road-trip,

[rohd trip]

noun

1. a long journey, especially one that is recreational or spontaneous, taken in an automobile.

   She met many new friends on her solo road trip around North Wales.

2. a journey taken by a sports team to play away games.

   The second game is the season's first road trip, and will be at San Antonio.

verb (used without object)

road tripped, road tripping 

1. to take a long journey in an automobile, especially recreationally or spontaneously.

   We road tripped to California over summer break.

Word History and Origins

Origin of road trip¹

First recorded in 1860–65; 1900–05 road trip for def. 2