Road Trip: Definition, Examples & Travel Tips

Meaning 1：car trip (Road trip)

Road trip 🔊

/roʊd trɪp/

A journey made by car or other vehicle on roads, often for fun or exploration.

Happy family on a scenic road trip with mountains and trees

car trip 🔊

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/kɑːr trɪp/

A road trip is a journey undertaken by car, typically covering long distances and emphasizing adventure, sightseeing, or visiting multiple destinations.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

A compound noun: 'road' (from OE 'rad') + 'trip' (from OF 'triper').

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a car, a map, and music - that's the spirit of a road trip.

📖 Example

Last summer, we went on a road trip to the coast and stopped at small towns along the way. 🔊 Last summer, we went on a road trip to the coast and stopped at small towns along the way.

🔗 Collocations

go on a road trip – to embark on a journey by car

plan a road trip – to organize the route and stops for a car journey

road trip playlist – a collection of songs for listening during a car journey

🔄 Synonyms

journey (n.) – a long trip from one place to another

drive (n.) – a trip in a car

excursion (n.) – a short journey for pleasure

🚫 Antonyms

staycation (n.) – a vacation spent at home or nearby

commute (n.) – a regular journey to and from work

🌱 Derivatives

road-tripper (n.) – a person who goes on a road trip

road-tripping (n.) – the act of going on a road trip

📖 Cultural Story

Road trips rose to popularity in 20th-century America alongside the automobile boom, epitomized by Route 66 and the Beat Generation's cross-country journeys.