road trip

noun

1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
road-trip intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.
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Hello Out There, from emerging director Otis Blum, showcases a collaboration between Phil Dunster and Chloe Bennet in a road trip dramedy about the search for alien life, recovery, and a chance to find our place in the universe. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 The Reddit user is looking forward to putting it to the test during a road trip in April. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Monday’s performance couldn’t have come at a better time after an 0-for-7 shooting performance for zero points in San Francisco in the final stop of the Knicks’ five-game road trip against the the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025 The Lakers – who fell from second to fifth in the Western Conference standings during their road trip and just started a stretch of five home games in seven days – benefited from the Suns’ stars struggling with their shots. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for road trip

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road trip was in 1953

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“Road trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20trip. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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