road trip
noun
a long journey, especially one that is recreational or spontaneous, taken in an automobile.
road trips
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pluralof road trip.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was her grandad who introduced her to rock music, playing Tom Petty and Bob Dylan on long road trips.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
She bribes the boys with ice cream so they’ll indulge her road trips into butterfly country, and even then, compliance is sometimes grudging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Drivers are now past the height of summer road trips — and driving data out of California, Indiana, Minnesota and Washington told an interesting tale.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
By December of 2023, Paul Preston realized that his girlfriend Susan Huckle was a big fan of road trips and lists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The road trips to Irving and Abilene and San Angelo in that endless caravan of RVs and Suburbans and plain old sedans rising forth so proudly from the bowels of West Texas.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
