side trip
noun
a brief excursion off the main route of an itinerary, as to visit a particular person or place.
Origin of side trip
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
OTHER WORDS FROM side trip
side tripper, nounWords nearby side trip
side pot,
side step,
side street,
side table,
side tone,
side trip,
side whiskers,
side with,
side-dress,
side-foot,
side-glance
Example sentences from the Web for side trip
But now it had become an after-thought, a side-trip, a little excursion to be made while waiting for midnight!
Pharaoh's Broker |Ellsworth DouglassSuppose that we wanted not only Venice but Naples—this last, considerably more of a side-trip.
Our Railroads To-Morrow |Edward HungerfordThe inclusion of the side-trip added but 8.9 lire to our original pasteboard, or less than two dollars.
Our Railroads To-Morrow |Edward HungerfordTo the excursion to Wells add a side-trip to Glastonbury, the home of the Arthurian legends.
Woman's Club Work and Programs |Caroline French Benton