Both Uses of
excursion
in
War and Peace
- This little dog lived in their shed, sleeping beside Karataev at night; it sometimes made excursions into the town but always returned again.†
Chpt 13 *
- In winter, except for business excursions, he spent most of his time at home making himself one with his family and entering into all the details of his children's relations with their mother.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(excursion) a short journey taken for pleasure
or:
a digression from the main path of a journey