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  • break-journey
  • circumnavigation
  • peregrination

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Definition of road trip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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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.

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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.

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Origin of road trip 1

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Synonyms of trip

  • as in expedition
  • as in mistake
  • as in to jog
  • as in to fall
  • as in to hop
  • as in to travel
  • as in to stumble
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Thesaurus Definition of trip

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • peregrination
  • commutation
  • misunderstanding
  • miscalculation
  • misinterpretation
  • misjudgment
  • misconception
  • misstatement
  • misconstruction
  • miscomprehension
  • misdescription
  • misapprehension
  • misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • correctness
  • infallibility
  • preciseness

Thesaurus Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

  • step (along)
  • hotfoot (it)
  • slump (over)
  • precipitate
  • nose - dive
  • free - fall
  • road - trip
  • peregrinate
  • knock (about)
  • perambulate
  • drop the ball
  • misunderstand
  • miscalculate
  • misconceive
  • misconstrue
  • misinterpret

Examples of trip in a Sentence

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Phrases Containing trip

  • trip the light fantastic

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

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