road trip
noun
1
: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games
2
: an extended trip in a motor vehicle
road-trip
ˈrōd-ˈtrip 
intransitive verb 
Example Sentences
The team won three of five games on its road trip.
Recent Examples on the Web There were long lines outside the stadium’s gates at 10:30 a.m. for the day game, a chance to watch Albert Pujols’ chase for 700 homers before the Cardinals begin an eight-game road trip and there was a Pujols bobblehead giveaway. 
The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2022 Baltimore was 1 1/2 games out of the third and final AL wild-card spot entering Sept. 4, but will begin a five-game road trip at least five games out of the playoffs. Patrick Stevens, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022 The Mercury will begin its two-game road trip at Chicago on Saturday at 10 a.m. on ESPN. Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022 The Tigers beat the Rays, 3-2, in the first of three matchups in the series to begin a nine-game road trip, extending their winning streak to four games and improving to 13-23 this season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022 This mostly-two-lane roadway runs along the outskirts of Yosemite National Park, which is a great place to begin a road trip on the western slopes of the state’s great mountain range. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2022 The Blazers begin a five-game road trip Monday at Atlanta. oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022 The Los Angeles Lakers begin a six-game road trip and the biggest question facing the woebegone team is whether Frank Vogel returns to L.A. as the head coach. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022 The Wildcats begin a road trip at Texas A&M before heading to No. 2 Auburn, and must fix their late-game execution to seal close games down the stretch. Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2022 See More
The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2022 Baltimore was 1 1/2 games out of the third and final AL wild-card spot entering Sept. 4, but will begin a five-game road trip at least five games out of the playoffs. Patrick Stevens, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022 The Mercury will begin its two-game road trip at Chicago on Saturday at 10 a.m. on ESPN. Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022 The Tigers beat the Rays, 3-2, in the first of three matchups in the series to begin a nine-game road trip, extending their winning streak to four games and improving to 13-23 this season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022 This mostly-two-lane roadway runs along the outskirts of Yosemite National Park, which is a great place to begin a road trip on the western slopes of the state’s great mountain range. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2022 The Blazers begin a five-game road trip Monday at Atlanta. oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022 The Los Angeles Lakers begin a six-game road trip and the biggest question facing the woebegone team is whether Frank Vogel returns to L.A. as the head coach. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022 The Wildcats begin a road trip at Texas A&M before heading to No. 2 Auburn, and must fix their late-game execution to seal close games down the stretch. Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1
road-trip
verb
as in to jaunt
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- jaunt
- journey
- migrate
- bus
- trek
- hop
- pilgrimage
- tour
- trip
- travel
- motor
- gig
- wander
- coach
- ride
- cruise
- roam
- cab
- rove
- voyage
- galavant
- ramble
- traipse
- gallivant
- jet
- drive
- sail
- trundle
- perambulate
- navigate
- fly
- roll
- knock (about)
- barnstorm
- peregrinate