Word Finder - excursions

definition

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.

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While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.

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A wandering from the main subject: a digression.

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A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.

So far she had never mentioned her excursions to the attic, but when things got too dull around the house, she went up to explore.

In the spring we made excursions to various places of interest.

Childhood excursions had taught her that the country was rough, but was she up to ten miles of walking?

Excursions may be made in all directions into the mountains, affording beautiful scenery and interesting views of the mining camps.

It is a centre for mountain excursions.

Why else would he be so concerned about her excursions in the woods?

Walks, hiking trails and jeep excursions enable visitors to explore marshes and wetlands, coastal dunes, isolated mountain peaks and Atlantic beaches.

Great crowds of passengers not only dilute the Antarctic experience, but also reduce the number of Zodiac and shore excursions possible each day.

Still, Palgrave and his companions, though known as Christians, spent nearly two months in the capital without molestation, making short excursions in the neighbourhood, the most important of which was to El Kharfa in Aflaj, the most southerly district of Nejd.

China Discovery Tours offers 3 different Yangtze River Tours, each of which includes a luxurious cruise along this scenic river, complete with shore excursions.

One price gets you accommodations, food, entertainment, and sometimeseven shore excursions.

But the bikers wouldn't have time for such excursions.

The environs abound in numerous charming Alpine excursions.

Employers should have a written procedure for arranging excursions which leaders should follow.

Our agents are on hand to organize any optional excursions you may wish to take.

Watersports, hiking, horseback excursions on the beach and theme parks are on the doorstep.

A feature of Maldives holidays are the unforgettable seaborne excursions.

One-day excursions At The Kings Ferry we know how difficult it can be to organize the simplest of day out.

Children are welcome to join in all of the activities, except the off-road mountain biking excursions.

Panormos holiday excursions include the Minoan palace at Knossos, boat trips and three interesting historic towns, Chania, Rethymnon and Heraklion.

Useful Information Excursions can be arranged with accessible transport, please ask on site.

This surface is divided into two parallel halves by a short insulating space on which the arm normally rests, so that two separate conducting surfaces are provided, with either one of which the arm will make contact in its excursions in one direction or the other from the central position, the direction and duration of contact being governed by the motion of the suspended coil.

He seems to have been much indulged, and to have led a very pleasant life of it; he pleased himself in moderate excursions, frequented the theatre, mingled, though not very often, in society; was sometimes a little extravagant, and sometimes a little dissipated, but never lost the benefits of his Lausanne exile; and easily settled into a sober, discreet, calculating Epicurean philosopher, who sought the summum bonum of man in temperate, regulated and elevated pleasure.

He mentions that he dreaded the " recurrence of the full moon," which was the period generally selected for the more convenient accomplishment of such formidable excursions.

Nearly all of his books were first given to the public in the form of lectures or magazine articles, revised and collected under a general title, such as Myths and Myth-Makers (1872), Darwinism and Other Essays (1879), Excursions of an Evolutionist (1883), and A Century of Science (1899).

If the two interfering waves, being still of same length X, be in opposite phases, or sõ that one is in advance of the other by 2X, and consequently one produces in the air the opposite state of motion to the other, then the resultant wave is one of the same length X, but the excursions of the particles are decreased, being the difference between those due to the component waves as in fig.

Nor did he shrink from excursions in the direction of reform, now become an imperative necessity.

But when the rainy season has set in upon the advancing enemy, they have watched their opportunity to make excursions and vent their rage; the famished invaders have either become their prisoners or been put to death.

A fun part of holidays in the Maldives are the outstanding seaborne excursions.

Dive shop facilities Fully equipped dive center located in the exclusive Puerto Calero Marina offering daily boat and shore diving excursions.

Kenneth Walton CD News New Chamber Music Releases The Kronos Quartet was... responsible for Steve Reich 's excursions into the string quartet repertoire.

Theater mask alaska board shore excursions club with kayaks.

Resorts & Excursions Mdina Mdina is perched on a high plateau towering over the rest of the island.

Unwind by the swimming pool or take one of the daily excursions to the Falls or to the historic township of Livingstone.

For the adventurous traveler, kayak, mountain bike and zodiac excursions are all options for the afternoon 's activities.

Accrued points can be applied to cruise packages, train travel, certain resorts and adventure excursions, or follow a miles-per-dollar program.

As situations may vary, most women have a larger, sturdier makeup case as well as smaller bags suitable for short-term travel, overnight excursions, or formal evenings.

Beach excursions make great scrapbooking subjects.

Most allow couples to add on "experiences," such as spa treatments, excursions to local attractions, activites like jet skiing, meals and more.

While cruise packages generally include many of the onboard activities, again check carefully to see exactly what is and is not included -- fro instance, many do not include offshore excursions.

Some may even include surprise gifts or romantic excursions like picnics or dolphin watching.

The timing of your children's shopping excursions can be vital if you're looking to purchase at discount prices.

Many island destinations and resorts offer reduced prices for excursions during the off-season, but at the same time amenities may be reduced while they prepare for the next busy season.

While the ports of call may be the same and the shore excursions similar, the experience offered by different cruise lines varies widely.

No two cruise itineraries are identical, and each one offers different lengths of stay in particular ports, shore excursions, and routes between ports.

Historic tours, snorkeling, and diving are popular excursions.

Golf trips, beaches, and snorkeling are other popular excursions.

Various historical tours are available, as well as premier golf excursions, a wide range of shopping, and other comprehensive packages.

The programs run from morning thru dinner time and feature such amenities as special kids shore excursions, special kids meals, a video arcade, a teen "disco," and theme evenings, such as a talent show and karaoke night.

Out-of-the-way exotic ports typically do not cater to large crowds of tourists, and therefore may have fewer attractions or excursions that would be interesting for young travelers.