Excursion синонимы

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 6 votes

1. excursion

   A journey (French journée, from Latin diurnus, daily) was primarily a day’s work; hence, a movement from place to place within one day, which we now describe as «a day’s journey;» in its extended modern use a journey is a direct going from a starting-point to a destination, ordinarily over a considerable distance; we speak of a day’s journey, or the journey of life. Travel is a passing from place to place, not necessarily in a direct line or with fixed destination; a journey through Europe would be a passage to some destination beyond or at the farther boundary; travel in Europe may be in no direct course, but may include many journeys in different directions. A voyage, which was formerly a journey of any kind, is now a going to a considerable distance by water, especially by sea; as, a voyage to India. A trip is a short and direct journey. A tour is a journey that returns to the starting-point, generally over a considerable distance; as, a bridal tour, or business tour. An excursion is a brief tour or journey, taken for pleasure, often by many persons at once; as, an excursion to Chautauqua. Passage is a general word for a journey by any conveyance, especially by water; as, a rough passage across the Atlantic; transit, literally the act of passing over or through, is used specifically of the conveyance of passengers or merchandise; rapid transit is demanded for suburban residents or perishable goods. Pilgrimage, once always of a sacred character, retains in derived uses something of that sense; as, a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon.

   Synonyms:
   expedition, journey, pilgrimage, tour, transit, travel, trip, voyage

   Preposition:
   A journey from Naples to Rome; through Mexico; across the continent; over the sea; a journey into Asia; among savages; by land, by rail, for health, on foot, on the cars, etc.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 12 votes

1. excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashaynoun

   a journey taken for pleasure

   «many summer excursions to the shore»; «it was merely a pleasure trip»; «after cautious sashays into the field»

   Synonyms:
   dispatch, digression, expedition, picnic, chasse, field day, hostile expedition, despatch, expeditiousness, outing, junket, sashay, military expedition, pleasure trip, jaunt

2. digression, excursionnoun

   wandering from the main path of a journey

   Synonyms:
   deflection, excursus, digression, divagation, expedition, deflexion, parenthesis, aside, junket, diversion, deviation, outing, sashay, pleasure trip, jaunt

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1. Admiral John Richardson:

   We have made this very clear that this was an excursion, a departure from the normal adherence to those rules and we would hope that behavior in the future would be much more consistent, we should not see each other as a threatening presence in these waters.

2. Sylvain Plasse:

   It was his first cruise and it sounded like she had done a few and she said were on our honeymoon and so were going to do an excursion at every port stop. And I mentioned to them this was my 105th cruise on Royals so we started talking, conversing and I didnt see them in the lounge last night and there were rumors that there were honeymoon couples on White Island and you just showed me one of the news footage with their picture of their wedding and it confirmed that it was them, you never know, your life changes in a moment so, life is short.

3. Le Coq:

   I’m kind of a walking photographer, i love exploring new places. One day I was taking a break during an excursion in the Broceliande forest, looking for the best place to settle, when I discovered a small clearing with a tree without leaves. I stayed for hours looking around, taking some pictures and I found Le Coq lying down under the tree. The tree’s branches were rising as if to touch the sky.

4. Tracey Sutton:

   Every time we go out on a deep-sea research excursion there’s a good chance we’ll see something we’ve never seen before — the life at these depths is really amazing.

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