excursion
excursion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.
- 2.A wandering from a subject; digression. I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. Cowper.
- 3.(Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] See Journey.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is excursion.
- What is a journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country called?
- What is a wandering from a subject; digression. I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. Cowper called?
- What is length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] See Journey called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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