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excursion

noun
/ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/UK/ɛkˈskɝ.ʒən/CA/ekˈskɜː.ʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, an inroad, invasion, a setting out, beginning of a speech”), from excurrere (“to run out”), from ex (“out”) + currere (“to run”). By surface analysis, excurse + -ion. Compare excursus.

  1. borrowed from excursiō

Definitions

  1. A brief recreational trip

    A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

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

  2. A field trip.

  3. A wandering from the main subject

    A wandering from the main subject: a digression.

    • Now all his ponderings, however excursive, wheeled round Isabel as their center; and back to her they came again from every excursion; and again derived some new, small germs for wonderment.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually…

      An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.

    2. A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.

    3. Temporary deviation from a regular course or pattern

      • After an unsuccessful excursion into banking, I've returned to public life.

    4. To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

      • After breakfast, that next morning in Chamonix, we went out in the yard and watched the gangs of excursioning tourists arriving and departing with their mules and guides and porters […]

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Derived

alarums and excursions, drift excursion, excursioner, excursion fare, excursionism, excursionist, excursionize, excursion rate, excursion steamer, power excursion

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at excursion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at excursion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at excursion

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA