round trip

noun

1. a trip to a given place and back again:

   Fares for round trips often have a discount.

2. a transportation ticket for such a trip.
3. Pinochle. roundhouse ( def 4 ).

round trip

noun

1. a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route

Other Words From

• round-trip adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of round trip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Idioms and Phrases

A journey to a given place and back again, usually over the same route; also, a ticket for such a trip. For example, The fare for a round trip is generally lower than for two one-way journeys . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Campaigning, the congresswoman spoke of the nearly four-hour round trip the couple drive to take their toddler to the one day care center in their county.

From Los Angeles Times

Records show that Cannon submitted minor reimbursement requests related to the Scalia Forum trip after she returned, including the 158 miles she drove round trip to the airport.

From Salon

My round trip from the closest parking to the trailhead in Yosemite Valley covered more than 18 miles and climbed more than 5,000 vertical feet, according to the fitness app Alltrails.

From Los Angeles Times

The odometer showed the car had traveled 1,000 miles the week of the attack — the distance of a round trip to and from the lawyer’s block in Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

Lawmakers have expressed concerns that mail service can be caught in traffic delays even in the best of weather by the hour-long round trip drive over the Sierra Nevada, which lies between Reno and Sacramento.

From Seattle Times