road trip

noun

1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
road-trip intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Depending on your child’s age—and your family’s stance on screen-time—the idea of watching something in a car (on a road trip) may be controversial. Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 30 May 2025 On Wednesday, Savannah - accompanied by her best friend and hair stylist Tyler Bishop - took to Instagram to document the road trip. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025 The Giants will have a day off Thursday in Miami before taking on the Marlins in a three-game series to conclude a nine-game road trip. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 28 May 2025 The Rockies headed to Chicago after the game to begin their longest road trip of the season, a 10-day, nine-game journey that begins Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for road trip

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road trip was in 1953

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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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