road trip

noun

1

: a trip taken by a sports team to play one or more away games

2

: an extended trip in a motor vehicle

road-trip

ˈrōd-ˈtrip 

intransitive verb

Examples of road trip in a Sentence

The team won three of five games on its road trip.

Recent Examples on the Web

With the whizbang action long in the series’ rearview, this quiet road trip proves its emotional centerpiece, as Noah confesses both his true nature and his desire to be better — the conflict of his programming. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

The Atlanta Braves were two games from the end of their first road trip under new manager Walt Weiss when Braves starter Reynaldo López threw a pitch up and in to the Angels’ Jorge Soler with a 96-mph fastball. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Natalie Maguire, Venus Binkley, Chris Hahn, Angelica Jensen, Marcus Johnson and Audrey Lingle take a road trip in support of Lisa. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

That's not exactly fast-charging territory, but this isn't intended to replace a gasoline motorcycle on a 500-mile road trip either. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship