Definition

1. Noun:
   • A short journey or trip, especially one taken for leisure or education: An "excursion" typically refers to a brief outing or trip, often made by a group of people for pleasure, sightseeing, or a specific purpose.
   • A deviation or digression from a main path, subject, or course: In a more technical or formal sense, an "excursion" can mean a departure or wandering away from a planned route, topic, or standard path.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The school organized an educational excursion to the science museum.
  • We went on a delightful excursion to the mountains over the weekend.
  • The speaker's anecdote was a brief but interesting excursion from the main topic of the lecture.

Advanced Usage

• "to make an excursion": to go on a short trip.
  • They made an excursion to the historic castle ruins.
• "a digressive excursion": a departure from the main subject in speech or writing.
  • The chapter includes a fascinating digressive excursion into the author's personal history.

Variants and Related Words

• Excursionist (n): A person who goes on an excursion; a tourist on a short trip.
  • The resort caters to excursionists from the nearby city.
• Excursive (adj): Tending to digress; characterized by excursions or deviations.
  • His writing style is often excursive and full of tangents.

Synonyms

• Trip: A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.
• Outing: A short trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less.
• Jaunt: A short excursion or journey for pleasure.
• Digression: A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

Related Phrases

• Excursion fare/ticket: A reduced-price ticket for a journey, often with restrictions on the dates of travel.
  • We bought excursion fares for the train to the coast.
• Excursion into: A metaphorical journey into an area of study, experience, or activity.
  • His latest book is an exciting excursion into the world of artificial intelligence.

Related Idioms

• A flying excursion: A very brief or hurried trip.
  • It was just a flying excursion to the capital to sign the papers.

Noun

1. wandering from the main path of a journey
2. a journey taken for pleasure
   • many summer excursions to the shore
   • it was merely a pleasure trip
   • after cautious sashays into the field