day out

noun

An excursion, returning home on the same day.

“A visit to the Science Museum in London will be a day out to remember.”

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Meanings

nounday out (plural days out)

plural days out

  1. idiomaticAn excursion, returning home on the same day.

    A visit to the Science Museum in London will be a day out to remember.

    1 more example

    My fellow passengers are a mixture of people returning from a day out in the capital, locals doing short hops, and a few (like me) heading farther afield.

    2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68
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APA

day out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20out

MLA

“day out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20out.

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