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road trip en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A recreational or impromptu excursion in a car, usually at long distances from one's home.
    • On their road trip they found a gem of a classic diner.
    • Crisscrossing the United States on an epic World Cup road trip, the pseudonymous soccer fan posted about the beauty of big-box chain stores and gas stations, projecting an infectious enthusiasm for American mass culture. 2026 July 1, Will Oremus, “So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  2. A series of games played by a team away from its home field.
    • On their road trip they racked up the best streak of wins they'd had in years.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
road trips Number=Plur lexicographic
roadtrip alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

road tripper

Descendants

Roadtrip

Relateds

on the road

Translations (20)

cmn 自驾游 (recreational or impromptu excursion) · pl objazdówka (recreational or impromptu excursion) · el εκτός έδρας (series of games away from home field) · da roadtrip (recreational or impromptu excursion) · es viaje por carretera (recreational or impromptu excursion) · mk патеше́ствие (recreational or impromptu excursion) · el εκδρομή (recreational or impromptu excursion) · es viaje en carretera (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fr escapade routière (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fi automatka (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fr virée en voiture (recreational or impromptu excursion) · cmn 公路旅行 (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fr balade en voiture (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fi autoreissu (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fr voyage en voiture (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fi ajoretki (recreational or impromptu excursion) · sv road trip (recreational or impromptu excursion) · fi autoretki (recreational or impromptu excursion) · mk и́злет (recreational or impromptu excursion) · de Roadtrip (recreational or impromptu excursion)

road trip en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of road-trip.
    alt of road-trip
    • Kenneth Edwards, 43, a teacher, had driven all the way from Tallahassee, Florida, to see the fireworks and so his daughter could make a TikTok video at the Washington Monument. “We’ll road trip for almost anything, so 13 hours for a TikTok? We’ll do that, if need be.” 2026 July 5, David Smith, “The strangest show on earth: lightning, imperial hubris and a boring tour of Trump’s rhetorical back alleys”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
road tripped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
road tripped Tense=Past lexicographic
roadtrip alternative lexicographic
road trips Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
road tripping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic