round trip

noun

1. a trip to a given place and back again.

   Fares for round trips often have a discount.

2. a transportation ticket for such a trip.

3. Pinochle.,  roundhouse.

round trip

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• round-trip adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of round trip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

The Artemis II launch will see four astronauts go on a ten-day round trip to the Moon and back to the Earth.

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But at least there was a first trip to Kazakhstan – new opposition and a 7,000-mile round trip, the furthest Wales' men would ever have travelled for a qualifier.

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If it's a round trip, return flights are not automatically cancelled in case the passengers reaches the destination.

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Every ticket will be valid on the match day for a second-class round trip between any Swiss locality and the stadium.

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Back in Leeds after her 400-mile round trip taking her father to his appointment, Christine Bell says at times she found it hard to think of herself as carer to her parents.

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