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round tripA journey to a place and back again, typically by the same route

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A journey to a place and back again, typically by the same route

Pronunciation (IPA): /raʊnd trɪp/

Korean meaning: 어떤 장소에 갔다가 다시 돌아오는 여행, 왕복여행

Korean pronunciation: **라운드** 트립

Example Sentences

  • My boss made me do a round trip to the office just to pick up a stapler I forgot.
  • The round trip to the moon takes about six days using current technology.
  • She bought a round trip ticket but decided to stay forever after meeting her soulmate.

round trip

NOUN

//raʊnd trɪp//

A journey to a place and back again, typically by the same route

round trip concept
💡 Concept

A journey to a place and back again, typically by the same route

round trip rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Check your ground grip, then board the sound ship!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/raʊnd trɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/raʊnd trɪp/

🌳Etymology

Origin

Round는 '원형의, 둥근'이라는 의미에서 '완전한 순환'을 뜻하게 되었고, trip은 '여행'을 의미하여 합쳐져서 '출발점으로 돌아오는 완전한 여행'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

ground gripsound shipfound whip
ground grip
sound ship
found whip

🔗Collocations

round trip ticket
round trip flight
book a round trip
round trip fare
make a round trip
round trip time

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My boss made me do a round trip to the office just to pick up a stapler I forgot.

The round trip to the moon takes about six days using current technology.

😄 Fun example

She bought a round trip ticket but decided to stay forever after meeting her soulmate.

The round trip drive to grandma's house always feels longer on the way back.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

return journeyreturn triptwo-way tripthere and back

Antonyms

one-way tripsingle journey

Related

return ticketroundaboutcircular routeitineraryexcursion

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