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单词 out-and-return
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out-and-returnadj.n.

Brit. /ˌaʊt(ə)n(d)rᵻˈtəːn/, U.S. /ˈˌaʊdənrəˈtərn/, /ˈˌaʊdənriˈtərn/, /ˈˌaʊtnrəˈtərn/, /ˈˌaʊtnriˈtərn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out adv., and conj.1, return n.
Etymology: < out adv. + and conj.1 + return n.
Designating a journey or route to a distant place and then back to the point of origin.
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society > travel > [phrase] > out and back
out-and-home1859
out-and-return1963
1963 Times 31 May 16/2 The lengths of the out-and-return paths to the ionosphere.
1966 A. Battersby Math. in Managem. vi. 157 Each unit represents 1,000 tons making an out-and-return journey of 2 miles.
1995 Free Out-and-return for Badges? in rec.aviation.soaring (Usenet newsgroup) 22 Nov. Chapter 1 does not at present permit the Free Out-and-Return Flight to be used for badges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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