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Related topics:1 [countable] a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose 
Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip.I'm afraid you've had a wasted trip (=a trip in which you do not achieve your purpose) Mr Burgess has already left.
Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip. day trip (=a pleasure trip done in one day)
return trip (=when you are travelling back to where you started)
I'm afraid you've had a wasted trip (=a trip in which you do not achieve your purpose) Mr Burgess has already left.2 [countable] informalMDD the strange mental experiences someone has when they take a drug such as LSD : a bad trip
a bad trip3 [singular] American English informal a person or experience that is amusing and unusual : Julie's such a trip!
Julie's such a trip!4 [countable] an act of falling as a result of hitting something with your foot : accidents caused by trips or falls
accidents caused by trips or falls ➔ ego trip
WORD CHOICE:
travel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flightTravel (uncountable noun) and travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place • Air travel is becoming cheaper. • Her work involves a lot of travelling.!! You do not say 'a travel'.Use journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself • a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains • I read during the train journey to work. • Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?)A trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there • my first trip to the States • a business trip • Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?)Voyage is used for a long sea journey • a voyage across the oceanCrossing is used for a fairly short sea journey • The crossing takes 90 minutes.Flight is used for a journey by air • Have a good flight! ➔ See also travel
; ➔ guilt trip
at guilt1 (4), round-tripWORD CHOICE:
WORD CHOICE: travel, travelling, journey, trip, voyage, crossing, flightTravel (uncountable noun) and travelling are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place • Air travel is becoming cheaper. • Her work involves a lot of travelling.!! You do not say 'a travel'.Use journey to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself • a long and difficult journey (NOT travel) through the mountains • I read during the train journey to work. • Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?)A trip is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there • my first trip to the States • a business trip • Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?)Voyage is used for a long sea journey • a voyage across the oceanCrossing is used for a fairly short sea journey • The crossing takes 90 minutes.Flight is used for a journey by air • Have a good flight! ➔ See also travel
