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  • break-journey
  • circumnavigation

road trip | Intermediate English

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  • 1.1 Alternative forms
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road trip ( plural road trips )

  • A recreational or impromptu excursion in a car , usually at long distances from one's home. On their road trip they found a gem of a classic diner.
  • ( athletics ) A series of games played by a team away from its home field. On their road trip they racked up the best streak of wins they'd had in years.

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  • on the road

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Example sentences road trip

It's the third and final week of their road trip .
His perfect holiday is a road trip around California in a Mustang convertible.
Go for a road trip , but make it out of season.

Definition of 'trip' trip

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Definition of 'road' road

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[ rohd trip ]

She met many new friends on her solo road trip around North Wales.

The second game is the season's first road trip, and will be at San Antonio.

verb (used without object)

We road tripped to California over summer break.

Word History and Origins

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