1. short trips or journeys, especially for pleasure or education
Usage: plural of excursion
2. brief departures from a main topic or activity
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The school organized several educational excursions to local museums.
• We planned weekend excursions to nearby hiking trails.
• The tour company offers day excursions to historic sites.
• Her excursions into poetry were brief but memorable.
• The book includes interesting excursions into philosophy.
• Family excursions to the beach became a summer tradition.