excursion

Noun

a journey taken for pleasure
- "many summer excursions to the shore"
wandering from the main path of a journey
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
A field trip.
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.

Verb

To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

Examples

While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excursio (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”), from ex (“out”) + currere (“to run”).

Synonyms

digression, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay, excursus, journey, trip

Antonyms

incursion

Scrabble Score: 18

excursion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
excursion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excursion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

excursion: valid Words With Friends Word