FIELD TRIP Definition & Meaning

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field trip

noun

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.
a trip by a scholar or researcher to gather data firsthand, as to a geological, archaeological, anthropological, or other site.

field trip

noun

an expedition, as by a group of students or research workers, to study something at first hand

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of field trip¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Researchers from the Women's History Museum of Zambia discovered during a field trip that the grinding stone was more than just a kitchen tool.

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After working to boost interest in the ranch, Nemecek had been thrilled to learn that every week of the current school semester was booked with school field trips for the first time in years.

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Katy Perry knows online critics have much to say about her recent Blue Origin field trip to space and her new live tour.

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A spokesperson for Public Health said the department “does not have regulatory authority over this issue,” and added that “decisions on student participation in school field trips or athletics are decided at the local level.”

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Before its official opening on Friday, students from Steam Legacy High School took a field trip to test out the new show.

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