Excursion

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An excursion is a trip by a group of people, usually made for leisure or educational purposes. It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to a place, sometimes for other (typically work-related) purposes.

Public transportation companies issue reduced price excursion tickets to attract business of this type. Often these tickets are restricted to off-peak days or times for the destination concerned.

Short excursions for education or for observations of natural phenomena are called field trips. One-day educational field studies are often made by classes as extracurricular exercises, e.g. to visit a natural or geographical feature.

The term is also used for short military movements into foreign territory, without a formal announcement of war. eg:http://www.newsweek.com/id/181329

[edit] See also

• Excursion (audio) - The linear movement range of a speaker.
• Runway excursion - Unplanned exit of an aircraft from a runway.
• Samuel Barber's Excursions

For non-standard uses, see:

• Harvest excursion
• Grand Excursion

For scientific uses, see:

• Geomagnetic excursion
• Power excursion (nuclear physics)
• Business trip

For the SUV, see:

• Ford Excursion

[edit] References

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