noun
a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
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noun : a visit made by students and usually a teacher for purposes of firsthand observation (as to a factory, farm, clinic, museum)
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1. a trip by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, factory, geological area, or environment of certain plants and animals.
2. a trip by a scholar or researcher to gather data firsthand, as to a geological, archaeological, anthropological, or other site.
[1955-60]
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field trip noun
An expedition (esp by students) to observe and study something at its location
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Main Entry: ↑field
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a visit to a place that gives students the chance to study something in a real environment, rather than in a classroom or laboratory
Thesaurus: teaching and ways of teachinghyponym
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field trip,
a trip away from school to give students the opportunity to see things or places closely and at first hand: »
The class went on a field trip to the fire department to observe the fire prevention methods they had been reading about.
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n. a trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand
a field trip to the power plant was organized
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noun, pl ⋯ trips [count]
: a visit to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something
We took a class field trip to the power plant.
We went on a field trip.
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a journey made by a group of people, often students, to study sth in its natural environment
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We went on a geology field trip.
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Delegates at the conference were taken on field trips to see the devastation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.