field trip
noun
: a visit (as to a factory, farm, or museum) made (as by students and a teacher) for purposes of firsthand observation
Examples of field trip in a Sentence
We took a class field trip to the power plant.
We went on a field trip.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fridays mean field trips for the 50 children going to F.O.C.U.S.’s day camp.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
But over these three days alone, Indiana’s latest new hope will design and run three practices, bounce between hosting duties for the visiting prospect that include a night at Dave & Buster’s and a morning breakfast, and bring his team on a field trip for a corporate sponsor.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The Jade Coffee Table was the result of a two-month field trip to one of China’s biggest manufacturing cities in Guangdong province, Dongguan.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
But over these three days alone, Indiana’s latest new hope will design and run three practices, bounce between hosting duties for the visiting prospect that include a night at Dave & Buster’s and a morning breakfast, and bring his team on a field trip for a corporate sponsor.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The Jade Coffee Table was the result of a two-month field trip to one of China’s biggest manufacturing cities in Guangdong province, Dongguan.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for field trip
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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trip. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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