English Explanatory Dictionary

excursion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
  2. A field trip.
  3. A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
  4. An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
  5. A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
  6. Temporary deviation from a regular course or pattern
verb
  1. To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/ /ɛkˈskɝ.ʒən/ En-us-excursion.ogg /ekˈskɜː.ʃən/

Word forms

excursion excursions excursioning excursioned

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”), from ex (“out”) + currere (“to run”). By surface analysis, excurse + -ion. Compare excursus.

Synonyms

journey trip jaunt digression excursus

Antonyms

incursion

Related words

excursus expedition

Derived words

alarums and excursions drift excursion excursioner excursion fare excursionism excursionist excursionize excursion rate excursion steamer power excursion
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