field trip

field trip

n. A group excursion for the purpose of firsthand observation, as to a museum, the woods, or a historic place.

field trip

n (Education) an expedition, as by a group of students or research workers, to study something at first hand

field′ trip`

n. 1. a school trip to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom. 2. a trip by a researcher to gather data firsthand, as to a geological, archaeological, or other site. [1955–60]

field trip

An excursion by staff and students to study at first hand something of interest or relevance to a course.

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field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examinationexcursion, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashay, expedition - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

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