Meanings
nounfield trip (plural field trips)
plural field trips · alternative fieldtrip
- A trip, usually in a group and especially by students, to a place of special interest for education, research or exploration; a trip into the field.
As I wrote we have a field trip scheduled (starting in about 1 hour to be exact since it's now 6 AM). We will take 72 of the second years to the coal mines, asbestos factory, steel mills in Enugu then up to Nnsuka.
2013, Eileen M. Jones, Letters From Nigeria: Experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer, page 94
Translations
Catalan excursió
- excursióeducational trip
Chinese Mandarin 實地考察 /实地考察
- 實地考察 /实地考察 (shídì kǎochá)educational trip
Czech exkurze, škola v přírodě
- exkurzeeducational trip
- škola v příroděeducational trip
Estonian ekskursioon, õppekäik
- ekskursiooneducational trip
- õppekäikeducational trip
- õppereiseducational trip
Finnish luokkaretki, opintoretki
- luokkaretkieducational trip
- opintoretkieducational trip
- opintomatkaeducational trip
French sortie scolaire, classe verte
- sortie scolaireeducational trip
- classe verteeducational trip
German Exkursion
- Exkursioneducational trip
Hungarian (iskolai) kirándulás, osztálykirándulás
- (iskolai) kiránduláseducational trip
- osztálykiránduláseducational trip
Irish turas allamuigh
- turas allamuigheducational trip
Italian viaggio di istruzione, uscita didattica
- viaggio di istruzioneeducational trip
- uscita didatticaeducational trip
Japanese 修学旅行, 見学
- 修学旅行 (shūgakuryokō)educational trip
- 見学 (kengaku)educational trip
Korean 수학여행, 배움나들이
- 수학여행 (suhagyeohaeng)educational trip
- 배움나들이 (bae'umnadeuri)educational trip
Polish zielona szkoła
- zielona szkołaeducational trip
Russian экску́рсия, похо́д
- экску́рсия (ekskúrsija)educational trip
- похо́д (poxód)educational trip
Spanish field trip
- field tripeducational trip
Swedish studiebesök
- studiebesökeducational trip
Cite this entry
APA
field trip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20trip
MLA
“field trip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20trip. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field trip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20trip.
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