Excursion and Vacation

Excursion

Excursion noun - A short trip for pleasure.

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Vacation and excursion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vacation" instead a noun "Excursion".

Nearby Words: excursive, excursus, excursionist

Vacation noun - A period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended.

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Excursion and vacation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excursion" instead a noun "Vacation".

special	special excursion	special vacation
brief	brief excursion	brief vacation
simple	simple excursion	simple vacation
romantic	romantic excursion	romantic vacation
Other adjectives: little, secret, mandatory, last, planned.

Continuity Nod: A brief scene shows that Vacation '15 acknowledges all previous films in the series as Rusty admires photos of him and his old family's time in Las Vegas, their Christmas family gathering, their European excursion and, of course, the original Wally World trip.

Source: Film / Vacation
The idea is that a busman, to go off on a vacation, would take an excursion by bus, thereby engaging in a similar activity to his ordinary work.

Source: Busman's Holiday

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