Bible Dictionaries
Excursion

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.

(2):

A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.

(3):

A wandering from a subject; digression.

(4):

Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Excursion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/excursion.html. 1828.