Round Trip: Meaning, Examples & Usage

Meaning 1：journey there and back (round trip)

round trip 🔊

/raʊnd trɪp/

A journey to a place and back again.

Round trip ticket counter with flight prices and passport

journey there and back 🔊

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/ˈdʒɜːrni ðɛr ænd bæk/

A round trip is travel from a starting point to a destination and then back to the original starting point.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Round' (circular) + 'trip' (journey) = journey to a place and back.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a compass: start at home, go to a point, then follow the same arc back. Full circle.

📖 Example

I asked at the counter how much a round trip ticket to Tokyo costs. 🔊 I asked at the counter how much a round trip ticket to Tokyo costs.

🔗 Collocations

round trip ticket – a ticket that covers travel to a destination and back

round trip flight – a flight that goes from the origin to the destination and then returns

round trip fare – the total price for a journey that includes both going and returning

🔄 Synonyms

return journey (n.) – a trip that goes to a place and then comes back

round voyage (n.) – a sea or air journey that returns to the starting point

there-and-back trip (n.) – an informal term for a trip where you go to a place and return

🚫 Antonyms

one-way trip (n.) – a journey to a destination without returning

single journey (n.) – travel from one place to another without a return leg

🌱 Derivatives

round-tripper (n.) – a person who takes a round trip

round-trip (adj.) – relating to a journey that goes and returns (e.g., round-trip ticket)

📖 Cultural Story

The term 'round trip' emerged in the 19th century with railway travel, referring to a ticket for both going and returning. It quickly spread to all transportation modes.