road trip

American  

[rohd trip] / ˈroʊd ˌtrɪp /

Or road-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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of road trip

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

Example Sentences

In April, her family will take a staycation in their hometown of Las Vegas, instead of a planned road trip to Yosemite National Park.

From MarketWatch

One in three customers are renting cars specifically for road trips and driving vacations, the company said.

From Barron's

And a third of Hertz’s customers had said they were renting cars “specifically for road trips and driving vacations.”

From MarketWatch

One in three customers are currently renting cars specifically for road trips and driving vacations, it added.

From Barron's

The wear and tear of an intense road trip in which the first five games all came down to the final minutes didn’t faze Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times