All 3 Uses of
excursion
in
David Copperfield
- Away we went, however, on our holiday excursion; and the first thing we did was to stop at a church, where Mr. Barkis tied the horse to some rails, and went in with Peggotty, leaving little Em'ly and me alone in the chaise.†
Chpt 10-12
- While I was yet new at Doctor Strong's, she made several excursions over to Canterbury to see me, and always at unseasonable hours: with the view, I suppose, of taking me by surprise.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- He had relinquished his legal suit of black for the purposes of this excursion, and wore the old surtout and tights, but not quite with the old air.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(excursion) a short journey taken for pleasure
or:
a digression from the main path of a journey