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

Though it was a warm day, fewer than 200 children showed up — the sum of about three field trips.

From Los Angeles Times

The bus was one of three that were carrying children and teachers returning from a school field trip in the northern province of Uthai Thani.

From BBC

How about sending them on a field trip to Los Alamos?

From Los Angeles Times

The troop has taken field trips to Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and to a Colombian restaurant in Queens where the girls sang along to Shakira.

From Los Angeles Times

A Detroit judge forced a 15-year-old girl to wear handcuffs and a jail uniform after she appeared to fall asleep during a field trip to his court.

From BBC