field trip
noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation
Examples of field trip in a Sentence
We took a class field trip to the power plant.
We went on a field trip.
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Kayak and paddleboard clinics provide fun on-the-water experiences while snorkeling adventures along the Caicos Bank and field trips to SFS offer hands-on environmental learning.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The total cost for all three sessions, which includes the optional field trips, is $60 per person.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
That was a fun maternity leave field trip.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
In the early 1970s, two teachers from the United Kingdom led field trips out to the Isle of Skye in Scotland to look at prehistoric rock formations.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The total cost for all three sessions, which includes the optional field trips, is $60 per person.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
That was a fun maternity leave field trip.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
In the early 1970s, two teachers from the United Kingdom led field trips out to the Isle of Skye in Scotland to look at prehistoric rock formations.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for field trip
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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