excursion

Phonetic

US /ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/UK /ɪkˈskɜːʃn/

Translations

NOUNA brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way., A wandering from the main subject: a digression., An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi., A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.

VERBTo go on a recreational trip or excursion.

Variants

excursions: Third Person Singular, Plural
excursioning: Present Participle
excursioned: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

Many railroad tracks across North America that once saw regular freight and passenger service now host a wide range of excursion/ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/ trains.
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Today, many of those railroad tracks host an assortment/əˈsɔːrtmənt/ of historic excursion/ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/ trains, inviting riders to slow down and enjoy a grand day out.
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25 Global Art Openings Worth Making an Excursion/ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/ For25个值得专程前往的全球艺术开幕关闭
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Apart from a daily excursion to her studio, on the palazzo’s ground floor, she only occasionally leaves home—a sharp contrast to her earlier life, which was uncommonly adventurous.
Source:www.newyorker.com
Apart from a daily excursion to her studio, on the palazzo’s ground floor, she only occasionally leaves home—a sharp contrast to her earlier life, which was uncommonly adventurous.
Source:www.newyorker.com

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