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

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Etymology

Origin of road trip

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

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Example Sentences

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road trip

According to the doc, the Massachusetts-based McCauley had repeatedly avoided sending the comedian’s accounting files before taking off on a cross-country road trip with his wife and cash from the $3 million check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

This road trip continues a series exploring California’s overlooked scenic highways, inspired in part by artist Earl Thollander’s 1971“Back Roads of California,” whose sketches and travel notes celebrated a slower way of traveling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Briceland added they were looking forward to retirement and were about to leave for a three-week road trip together.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Full disclosure: I didn’t study up before the road trip except to scout charging locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“The road trip has kind of sucked anyway, but I don’t want the job to take my time. I need to do the Theorem.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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