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excursion
(encz) | excursion,exkurze Zdeněk Brož |
excursion
(encz) | excursion,odchylka n: [astr.] Tolda |
excursion
(encz) | excursion,výlet n: |
excursion
(encz) | excursion,zájezd Zdeněk Brož |
Excursion
(gcide) | Excursion \Ex*cur"sion\ [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See
Excurrent.]
1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
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Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.
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They would make excursions and waste the country.
--Holland.
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2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief
tour; as, an excursion into the country.
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3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
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I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore
make no excursions. --Cowper.
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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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excursion
(wn) | excursion
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to
the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after
cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion,
jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition,
sashay]
2: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression,
excursion] |
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excursion rate
(encz) | excursion rate, n: |
excursionist
(encz) | excursionist,výletník n: Zdeněk Brož |
excursions
(encz) | excursions,exkurze pl. Zdeněk Brož |
lunar excursion module
(encz) | lunar excursion module, n: |
Excursion
(gcide) | Excursion \Ex*cur"sion\ [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See
Excurrent.]
1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
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Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.
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They would make excursions and waste the country.
--Holland.
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2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief
tour; as, an excursion into the country.
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3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
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I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore
make no excursions. --Cowper.
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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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Excursionist
(gcide) | Excursionist \Ex*cur"sion*ist\, n.
One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.
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lunar excursion module
(gcide) | LEM \LEM\, LEM \L.E.M.\n. [acronym from Lunar Excursion Module.]
(Astronautics)
A lunar excursion module, a spacecraft designed to
transport people from a command module in orbit around the
moon to the surface of the moon and back again.
Syn: lunar excursion module, lunar module.
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excursion rate
(wn) | excursion rate
n 1: a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
excursionist
(wn) | excursionist
n 1: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn:
sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubberneck] |
lunar excursion module
(wn) | lunar excursion module
n 1: a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command
module to the surface of the moon and back [syn: {lunar
excursion module}, lunar module, LEM] |
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