road trip

American  

[rohd trip] / ˈroʊd ˌtrɪp /

Or road-trip,

noun

road trips plural

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.

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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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• road trips
  plural

Etymology

Origin of road trip

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

Example Sentences

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road trip

The Dodgers already had one rainout during this East Coast road trip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Instead, his all-conquering road trip has been stuck in neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I was holding out hope they wouldn’t squeeze a visit in on their road trip after the All-Star Game and I’d get half a season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The visit will take place during an East Coast road trip following next week’s All-Star break and will be the third time the White House has hosted the team this decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Randy planned to take a big road trip to find new accounts, and he’d asked me to manage the business while he was gone.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover