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ex·cur·sion
I. \ikˈskər]zhən, ek-, -kə̄], -kəi], chiefly Brit ]shən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin excursion-, excursio, from excursus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a going out or forth as from a place of confinement: as
a. : a military expedition : raid, sortie — obs. except in the phrase alarums and excursions
b. in Elizabethan stage directions : a movement of soldiers across the stage
c. : a journey chiefly for recreation : a usually brief pleasure trip; often : a trip (as by rail or steamship) at special reduced rates
< the railway ran Sunday excursions to the city >
d. : a trip made with the positive intention of returning to the starting point : round trip : a trip that is not planned to involve prolonged or definite separation from one's usually or normal place or way of life
< his summer excursions to the Colorado Rockies >
< made several excursions into the Amazon valley >
2. : the persons participating in or going together on an excursion
3. : departure from a direct or proper course : deviation from a definite path; usually : a wandering from a subject : digression
< his excursions into abstruse theory >
4. obsolete : a projection or extension (as of a building)
5. archaic : a sally or outburst (as of wit or feeling) especially when overstepping accepted or customary bounds
6. : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis
7.
a. : a single vibratory motion (as of a diaphragm or membrane); sometimes : the distance traversed in such a movement : amplitude
b. : one complete movement of inspiratory expansion and expiratory contraction of the lungs and their membranes
II. intransitive verb
(excursioned ; excursioned ; excursioning \-zh(ə)niŋ, -sh(-\ ; excursions)
: to go on an excursion
III. adjective
: relating to or used for excursions
< an excursion rate >
< excursion trains >
< a packed excursion steamer > |