round trip

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noun

a trip to a given place and back again: Fares for round trips often have a discount.

a transportation ticket for such a trip.

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round table, round table, knights of the, round the bend, round top, round tower, round trip, round turn, round up, round whitefish, round window, round-arm

Origin of round trip

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Related forms

round-trip, adjective

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A 64-year-old animal trainer, he makes the six-hour round-trip every two weeks to submit to her and explore his sexuality.
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He blamed the Ukrainians for letting it get run down, and he cut the round-trip air fare from Moscow almost in half.
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He searches patiently through his briefcase and produces a round-trip ticket for the seat in question.
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In 1939 it cost the equivalent of more than $6,000 for a round-trip ticket between New York and France.
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What will he do now with that round-trip ticket to Des Moines?
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Yes, he told me that a round-trip ticket was cheaper than two one-way tickets.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He does not ask for a round-trip ticket, but for a return ticket.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
The round-trip excursion fare from Williams is $7.50; stopovers being allowed on both railroad and Pullman tickets.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
The next day he summoned me and held out a round-trip pass from Bareilly to Benares, a number of rupee notes, and two letters.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
The result is that most of the drummers to-day have their own automobiles and make the round-trip in three or four days.
Our Railroads To-Morrow|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for round trip

round trip

noun

a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route

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Idioms and Phrases with round trip

round trip

A journey to a given place and back again, usually over the same route; also, a ticket for such a trip. For example, The fare for a round trip is generally lower than for two one-way journeys. [Mid-1800s]

round trip

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round trip

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