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

Richard Symons recently took his five-year-old Tesla Model 3 on a 260-mile road trip across England without having to stop for a charge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Frank Wiedemer, 19, had the opposite experience on a weeklong road trip from California to Chicago with a friend in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

FX released on Tuesday a surprise flashback episode of ‘The Bear,’ written by Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who star as cousins Mikey and Richie on a road trip to Gary, Ind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Maybe one day the phrase road trip won’t remind me of Abby.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli