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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXCUR'SION, n. [L. excursio, excurso, from cursus, from curro, to run.]
1. A rambling; a deviating from a stated or settled path.
She in low numbers short excursions tries.
2. Progression beyond fixed limits; as, the excursions of the seasons into the extremes of heat and cold.
3. Digression; a wandering from a subject or main design.
4. An expedition or journey into a distant part; any rambling from a point or place, and return to the same point or place.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay]
2: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression, excursion]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere Date: circa 1587 1. a. a going out or forth ; expedition b. (1) a usually brief pleasure trip (2) a trip at special reduced rates 2. deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course; especially digression <needless excursions into abstruse theory> 3. a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis; also the distance traversed ; amplitude <the excursion of a piston>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a short journey or ramble for pleasure, with return to the starting-point. 2 a digression. 3 Astron. a deviation from a regular path. 4 archaic a sortie (see ALARUM). Derivatives: excursional adj. excursionary adj. excursionist n. Etymology: L excursio f. excurrere excurs- (as EX-(1), currere run)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Excursion Ex*cur"sion [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See Excurrent.] 1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally. Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton. They would make excursions and waste the country. --Holland. 2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country. 3. A wandering from a subject; digression. I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. --Cowper. 4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] Syn: Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(excursions) 1. You can refer to a short journey as an excursion, especially if it is made for pleasure or enjoyment. In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier. = trip N-COUNT 2. An excursion is a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization. Another pleasant excursion is Malaga, 18 miles away. = outing N-COUNT 3. If you describe an activity as an excursion into something, you mean that it is an attempt to develop or understand something new that you have not experienced before. ...Radio 3's latest excursion into ethnic music, dance and literature... N-COUNT: usu N into n, oft poss N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Journey, tour, trip, expedition, ramble, jaunt. 2. Digression, episode.

Foolish Dictionary

From ex, former, and Grk. kairo, to enjoy. Hence, a tiresome journey--formerly an enjoyment--sold at half price.

Moby Thesaurus

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