- 1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally. Source: opted
- 2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country. Source: opted
- 3. A wandering from a subject; digression. Source: opted
- 4. word/length">Length of word/stroke">stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] Source: opted
- 5. n. a journey taken for pleasure Source: wordnet
- 6. n. wandering from the main path of a journey Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally. Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. Milton. They would make excursions and waste the country. Holland. 2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country. 3. A wandering from a subject; digression. I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. Cowper. 4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] Syn. -- Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey. Source: webster
- 8. word/length">Length of word/stroke">stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use ofthe word.] Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 n. a journey taken for pleasure Source: ecdict
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