Definition of Excursion
Excursion
ex·cur·sion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a short journey or expedition, usually for pleasure;
e.g. Astronauts from the United States made an excursion to the moon and landed there on July 20, 1969.
(noun)
a deviation from a proper course;
e.g. He spent most of the lecture going on to needless excursions about high level quantum theory that no one even understood.
(noun)
a group of people who are going on a short journey or trip;
e.g. An excursion of young tourists visited the monument.
(adjective)
of or relating to an excursion;
e.g. Once everyone was on the excursion bus, they began their trip.
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