excursion meaning

excursion as a noun

1. a journey taken for pleasure
   • many summer excursions to the shore
   • it was merely a pleasure trip
   • after cautious sashays into the field

   Synonyms: jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

   Type of: journey

   Kinds: airing, field trip

   Related forms: excursionist

2. wandering from the main path of a journey

   Synonyms: digression

   Type of: journey

   Related forms: excursionist

How to pronounce excursion

excursion is pronounced /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with excursion

• conversion
• version
• diversion
• aversion
• incursion
• inversion
• dispersion
• aspersion
• immersion
• reversion
• perversion
• submersion
• subversion