EXCUR'SION, noun [Latin excursio, excurso, from cursus, from curro, to run.] 1. A rambling; a deviating from a stated or settled path. She in low numbers short excursions tries. 2. Progression beyond fixed limits; as, the excursions of the seasons into the extremes of heat and cold. 3. Digression; a wandering from a subject or main design. 4. An expedition or journey into a distant part; any rambling from a point or place, and return to the same point or place.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI