noun

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

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

2. A wandering from the main subject: a digression.

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

Synonyms: journey, trip, digression, excursus

verb

1. To go on a recreational trip or excursion.