outing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

outing
    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: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field
       day}, {outing}, {picnic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Outing \Out"ing\, n.
   1. The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a
      summer outing.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.
      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Outing, MN
  Zip code(s): 56662

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "outing":
      campaign, circuit, course, excursion, expedition, grand tour,
      jaunt, journey, junket, package tour, peregrination, pilgrimage,
      pleasure trip, progress, ride, round trip, roundabout,
      rubberneck tour, run, safari, sally, shoot, spin, stalk, tour,
      trek, trip, turn, voyage

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