day out
noun /ˌdeɪ ˈaʊt/
/ˌdeɪ ˈaʊt/
(plural days out)
- a trip or visit somewhere for a day
- We had a day out in the country.
- We had a day out at the beach.
Synonyms triptripTopics Holidaysb1- journey
- tour
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- day out
- trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
- a business trip
- a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
- a long and difficult journey across the mountains
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
- a tour of Bavaria
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
- the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
- We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
- The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
- We had a day out at the beach.
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion