Journeys
circuit
noun
a journey all the way around the edge of something
commute
noun
the journey to and from work every day
crossing
noun
a journey by boat across a river or sea
cruise
noun
a journey on a ship for pleasure, especially one that involves visiting a series of places
daycation
noun
a very short holiday in which you go to a place and come back on the same day
day trip
noun
a journey that you make for pleasure in which you go to a place and come back on the same day
drive
noun
a journey in a car
excursion
noun
a short journey that you take for pleasure
expedition
noun
a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place
expedition
noun
a short journey somewhere, especially for pleasure
exploration
noun
a journey to a place to learn about it or to search for something valuable such as oil
flight
noun
a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane
foray
noun
a short journey
the grand tour
noun
a journey to the most important cities in Europe that young men from rich families made in the past
guided tour
noun
a short journey around a building or place with a person who tells you about what you are seeing or with a pair of headphones on which you can listen to a recorded description of what you are seeing
hajj
noun
a journey to the holy city of Mecca that Muslims make as a religious duty
jaunt
noun
a short journey that you take for fun
journey
noun
an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially when there is a long distance between the places
junket
noun
a journey or meeting that people say is for business but is really for pleasure
mercy mission
noun
a journey that is made to help someone who is in danger or is having serious problems
milk round
noun
a regular journey that someone makes in order to deliver milk to people’s homes
milk run
noun
a regular journey during which nothing unusual happens, especially by plane
milk run
noun
a plane or train journey with stops at many places
mystery tour
noun
a short journey, usually in a bus, that people make for pleasure without knowing where they are going
odyssey
noun
a long journey during which many things happen
outing
noun
a short journey that you take for enjoyment
overnighter
noun
a journey lasting one night
passage
noun
a journey or a ticket for a journey by ship to a place
peregrination
noun
a long journey
pilgrimage
noun
a journey that a religious person makes to a holy place
red-eye
noun
a journey in a plane that flies late at night
ride
noun
a journey on a horse or other animal, on a bicycle or motorcycle, or in a vehicle
ride
noun
a free journey that you are given in someone’s vehicle. The usual British word is lift
road trip
noun
a long journey in a car
round trip
noun
a journey to a place and back again
row
noun
a short journey in a rowing boat
run
noun
a journey that a train, ship etc does regularly
run
noun
a short journey that you do in a car for pleasure
sally
noun
a journey, especially one with a definite purpose
schlep
noun
a long and difficult journey
the school run
noun
the journey by car to school each morning and back home each afternoon
sortie
noun
a short journey away from a place
space flight
noun
a journey into space
spin
noun
a short journey for pleasure in a car
swing
noun
a quick journey through an area in which you make short visits to several places
test drive
noun
a short journey in which you drive a car to decide whether you want to buy it
tour
noun
a journey in which you visit several places for pleasure
tour
noun
a journey in which a person or group visits several different places in order to play or perform
tour
noun
a journey in which a politician or leader visits several places as a representative of their country or in order to get support
tour
noun
a short journey around a building or place in order to see what is there
trip
noun
an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
voyage
noun
a long journey, especially by boat or into space
walkabout
noun
a long journey made through the Australian outback (=areas that are far from cities or towns and are not used for growing crops) by aborigines for religious and cultural reasons
wanderings
noun
journeys in which you go from place to place without staying anywhere very long
whistle-stop tour
noun
an occasion when you visit a lot of places in a short period of time
someone’s travels
a series of journeys that someone makes to different places