EXCURSIONS
Noun
excursions
plural of excursion
Source: Wiktionary
EXCURSION
Ex*cur"sion. Etym: [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See Excurrent.]
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.)
Definition: Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of
the word.]
Syn.
– Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
EXCURSION
Ex*cur"sion. Etym: [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See Excurrent.]
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.)
Definition: Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of
the word.]
Syn.
– Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition