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field trip

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A trip, usually in a group and especially by students, to a place of special interest for education, research or exploration; a trip into the field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: excursió — educational trip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實地考察 /实地考察 (shídì kǎochá) — educational trip
  • Czech: exkurze — educational trip
  • Czech: škola v přírodě — educational trip
  • Estonian: ekskursioon — educational trip
  • Estonian: õppekäik — educational trip
  • Estonian: õppereis — educational trip
  • Finnish: luokkaretki — educational trip
  • Finnish: opintoretki — educational trip
  • Finnish: opintomatka — educational trip
  • French: sortie scolaire — educational trip
  • French: classe verte — educational trip
  • German: Exkursion — educational trip
  • Hungarian: (iskolai) kirándulás — educational trip
  • Hungarian: osztálykirándulás — educational trip
  • Irish: turas allamuigh — educational trip
  • Italian: viaggio di istruzione — educational trip
  • Italian: uscita didattica — educational trip
  • Japanese: 修学旅行 (shūgakuryokō) — educational trip
  • Japanese: 見学 (kengaku) — educational trip
  • Korean: 수학여행 (suhagyeohaeng) — educational trip
  • Korean: 배움나들이 (bae'umnadeuri) — educational trip
  • Macedonian: екскурзија (ekskurzija) — educational trip
  • Polish: zielona szkoła — educational trip
  • Russian: экску́рсия (ekskúrsija) — educational trip
  • Russian: похо́д (poxód) — educational trip
  • Spanish: excursión — educational trip
  • Swedish: studiebesök — educational trip