Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - excursion

(excursions) 1. You can refer to a short journey as an excursion, especially if it is made for pleasure or enjoyment. In Bermuda, Sam’s father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier. = trip N-COUNT 2. An excursion is a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization. Another pleasant excursion is Malaga, 18 miles away. = outing N-COUNT 3. If you describe an activity as an excursion into something, you mean that it is an attempt to develop or understand something new that you have not experienced before. ...Radio 3’s latest excursion into ethnic music, dance and literature... N-COUNT: usu N into n, oft poss N