Ex*cur"sion (?). [L. excursio: cf.
F. excursion. See Excurrent.]
1. A running or going out or
forth; an expedition; a sally.
Far on excursion toward the gates of hell.
Milton. They would make excursions and waste the country.
Holland. 2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour;
as, an excursion into the country.
3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions.
Cowper.
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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