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ex⋅cur⋅sion
[ik-skur-zhuh
n, -shuhn] 
–noun
| 1. | a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return: a pleasure excursion; a scientific excursion. |
| 2. | a trip on a train, ship, etc., at a reduced rate: weekend excursions to mountain resorts. |
| 3. | the group of persons making such a journey: an excursion of tourists. |
| 4. | a deviation or digression: excursions into futile philosophizing. |
| 5. | Physics. the displacement of a body or a point from a mean position or neutral value, as in an oscillation. |
| 6. | an accidental increase in the power level of a reactor, usually forcing its emergency shutdown. |
| 7. | Machinery.
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| 8. | Obsolete. a sally or raid. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | to go on or take an excursion. |
–adjective
| 10. | of, pertaining to, or intended for use on excursions: an excursion fare; an excursion bus. |
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| ex·cur·sion (ĭk-skûr'zhən) n.
[Latin excursiō, excursiōn-, from excursus, past participle of excurrere, to run out : ex-, ex- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Excursion
Ex*cur"sion\ [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.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] Syn: Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
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Language Translation for : excursion
Spanish:
excursión,
German:
der Ausflug,
Japanese:
遠足
excursion
1574, "a deviation in argument," from L. excursionem (nom. excursio) "a running forth, excursion," from excursum, pp. of excurrere "run out," from ex- "out" + currere "to run" (see current). Sense of "journey" first recorded in Eng. 1665.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·cur·sion
Pronunciation: ik-'sk&r-zh&n
Function: noun
1 a : a movement outward and back or from a mean positionor axis
2 : one completemovement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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