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trip tic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɪp.tɪk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Likely a genericized form of AAA's TripTik travel planners, developed in 1937; the original product may be a pun on triptych or a shortened form of trip ticket.

Meanings

  1. A map, with the route to follow highlighted.
    • Every team needs a mission. This mission may or may not come with a handy "plan" or highlighted "trip-tic" attached. they're going. 2010, Leonard Sweet, AquaChurch 2.0: Piloting Your Church in Today's Fluid Culture, →ISBN:
    • Their guide will also consult an index card file in the map room, known as the "trip tics" file. 1974, Scouting, page 44:
    • He says Your Word, God I have laid before me--- kind of like the treasure map or the trip tic of my life. 2004, John Barnett, Discipline Yourself for Godliness: The Power of A Word Filled Life, →ISBN:
    • When they read two books and turned in a written report they were given a trip tic for the next town (including information about the town with Scripture references) and a dot was placed on the map to indicate that they had visited there. 1979, Church and Synagogue Libraries - Volumes 13-15:

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wikipedia: American Automobile Association