Excursion
[ɪk'skɜːʃ(ə)n;ek-] or [ɪk'skɝʒn]
Definition
(noun.) a journey taken for pleasure; 'many summer excursions to the shore'; 'it was merely a pleasure trip'; 'after cautious sashays into the field'.
Checked by Dolores--From WordNet
Definition
(-) A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
(-) A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.
(-) A wandering from a subject; digression.
(-) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
Typed by Camilla
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Journey, tour, trip, expedition, ramble, jaunt.[2]. Digression, episode.
Typed by Dominic
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Trip, ramble, tour, journey, jaunt
Editor: Ronda
Definition
n. a going forth: an expedition: a trip for pleasure or health: a wandering from the main subject: a digression.—adj. Excur′rent (bot.) projecting beyond the edge or point.—vs.i. Excurse′ to digress; Excur′sionise to go on an excursion.—n. Excur′sionist one who goes on a pleasure-trip.—adj. Excur′sive rambling: deviating.—adv. Excur′sively.—ns. Excur′siveness; Excur′sus a dissertation on some particular point appended to a book or chapter.—Excursion train a special train usually with reduced fares for persons making an excursion.
Typist: Louis
Unserious Contents or Definition
From ex. former, and Grk. kairo, to enjoy. Hence, a tiresome journey—formerly an enjoyment—sold at half price.
Typed by Jeanette
Examples
- He was driving on some excursion of pleasure, when he came upon a man dreadfully broken down by age. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The smell was terrific, and the effect added to the hilarity of the excursion. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Yet, the pilgrimage part of the excursion was its pet feature--there is no question about that. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You have not settled your rural excursion with Harriette yet, Julia told him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Julia called on me before Fanny had left, and our little excursion to Brighton was fixed for the following week. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Who could read the program of the excursion without longing to make one of the party? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We could not properly begin a pleasure excursion on Sunday; we could not offer untried stomachs to so pitiless a sea as that. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At this present moment half a dozen of us are taking a private pleasure excursion of our own devising. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Well, perhaps, it was a pleasure excursion, but certainly it did not look like one; certainly it did not act like one. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I saw a crowd ahead on the platform, and thought it some excursion, but the moment I landed there was a rush for me; then I realized that the telegraph was a great invention. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Almost every family in Briarfield was absent on an excursion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I thought, if five cooks can spoil a broth, what may not five captains do with a pleasure excursion. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The next day was as fine as its predecessor: it was devoted by the party to an excursion to some site in the neighbourhood. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- These equipages adorned the yard of the hotel at Martigny, on the return of the family from their mountain excursion. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mrs. Pryor, I should like to go from home, but not on any purposeless excursion or visit. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He used to add, that he believed he was the only living person who had ever been taken as a passenger on one of these excursions. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Amelia was not seldom by his side on these excursions, when also Major Dobbin would be seen in the back seat of the carriage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Jos did not much engage in the afternoon excursions of his fellow-travellers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Holmes had sat down again after one of these excursions, when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with a loud exclamation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- After all, our little piratical excursions are very innocent—no bloodshed—no violence—no burning of houses; we—we only levy toll, so to speak. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- After that the railroad company began to advertise these excursions, and the receipts each year paid for the observatory. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But this was the origin of a series of Sunday excursions that these two curious companions made together. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- However, since Woola accompanied them on all their excursions, and as Sola was well armed, there was comparatively little cause for fear. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Being the professor's sole companion in his botanical excursions, I almost forgot that I had ever been afloat, and became quite learned. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The evenings which followed the sketching excursions of the afternoon varied, rather than checked, these innocent, these inevitable familiarities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We had as yet only acquired a bowing acquaintance with it, through pleasure excursions to Scutari and the regions round about. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At other times we made excursions of many days' duration, and crossed the country to visit any spot noted for beauty or historical association. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Lucius