travelogue

or trav·e·log

[ trav-uh-lawg, -log ]

/ ˈtræv əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

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noun

a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.

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Origin of travelogue

1900–05, Americanism; blend of travel and monologue

Words nearby travelogue

travel light, travelling people, travelling salesman, travelling wave, travelling-wave tube, travelogue, travel shot, travel-sick, travel time, travel trailer, Traven

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How to use travelogue in a sentence

Kolbert expertly mixes travelogue, science reporting and explanatory journalism, all with the authority of a writer confident enough to acknowledge ambiguity.
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Maybe more than a travelogue, the book was a glimpse back to 1960s America.
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A lot of it reads kind of like the literary travelogue he thought he might manage in a two-day jaunt across the border.
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A travelogue of the drug-testing labs at Pfizer, Eli Lilly, or GlaxoSmithKline would likely be soporific.
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The book is an interesting blend of forms, part cartography, philosophy, travelogue, and poetry.
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Part tell-all, part travelogue, The House in France, is a charming read for anyone who yearns for the French countryside.
Vive la France!|Andrew Carter|July 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He rode across Mexico in a bike and, in 1990, published a travelogue.
My Night on the Border|Bryan Curtis|May 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Whatever genre Dyer tackles, critical study, novel, travelogue, his true subject is generally, charmingly, Geoff Dyer.
Drunk in Venice, Mad in India|Taylor Antrim|April 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Her report was really an interesting "travelogue" of a trip around the world, given in tabloid form.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi
"Here we have his travelogue for five years back," said Updyke, airily.
Dreamy Hollow|Sumner Charles Britton
A travelogue, one chapter of which deals with "A Dakota Paradise."
North Dakota|Various
"I have been visiting Chicago," he said after a brief travelogue.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse
Her report was really an interesting 'travelogue' of a trip around the world, given in tabloid form.
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British Dictionary definitions for travelogue

travelogue

sometimes US travelog

/ (ˈtrævəlɒɡ) /

noun

a film, lecture, or brochure on travels and travelling

Word Origin for travelogue

C20: from travel + -logue

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