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.
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The bill is named after 10-year-old Miranda Vargas, who died in a school bus crash during a field trip in 2018.
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Nick Caloway, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Alchemist Community Development Corporation has won a $100,000 grant to fund free field trips for children from underprivileged schools to the Thursday Florin Farmers Market.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
In the background of the love story and the ghost story, Down and Key do a lot to connect this field trip to the season-long arc.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
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Nick Caloway, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Alchemist Community Development Corporation has won a $100,000 grant to fund free field trips for children from underprivileged schools to the Thursday Florin Farmers Market.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
In the background of the love story and the ghost story, Down and Key do a lot to connect this field trip to the season-long arc.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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