field trip

noun

1. a trip by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, factory, geological area, or environment of certain plants and animals.
2. a trip by a scholar or researcher to gather data firsthand, as to a geological, archaeological, anthropological, or other site.

field trip

noun

1. an expedition, as by a group of students or research workers, to study something at first hand

Word History and Origins

Origin of field trip¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Ali, who works with younger students in the program, recalls a field trip in which the children asked for ice cream.

From Washington Post

They have already planned field trips to local parks and ordered biology labs.

From ProPublica

Even a recent outing to a retail store was a thrilling field trip for the family, he says.

From Washington Post

While I would like to think I chose the latter out of self-reflection and an aversion to the status quo, I think the decision was more about the promise of having less homework and more field trips.

From Voice of San Diego

He plans to use the winnings to pay off some of his student loans and help pay for supplies and field trips for his students.

From Washington Post

“The highlight was a school field trip that came specially to see Bach in the Subways who were perfectly behaved,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

Standing in the dark, I felt lost, like the time I wandered off by myself on a second-grade field trip to the history museum.

From The Daily Beast

When I was in junior high, our 8th grade class took a field trip to Florida.

From The Daily Beast

Not to be missed: Chris Farley as the angry bus driver taking the kids on a field trip.

From The Daily Beast

Shandee, a student on a geology field trip, finds a disembodied—but talkative—arm in a quarry.

From The Daily Beast

On a field trip he had undertaken as a student, the young engineer inadvertently stumbled across a treasure in manganese.

From Project Gutenberg

Field trip planned to show that insects feed upon plants; make their homes upon plants.

From Project Gutenberg

If possible let the children take a field trip in connection with these lessons.

From Project Gutenberg

Other modifications of these forms may easily be found on any field trip.

From Project Gutenberg

At least one field trip must be planned for the month of May.

From Project Gutenberg