round trip

See also: roundtrip and round-trip

English

Etymology

round (“complete, entire"; "forming a circle or cycle”) +‎ trip (“journey”)

Pronunciation

See separate entries for round and trip.

Noun

round trip (plural round trips)

1. A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.

   Margaret purchased a single round trip ticket to and from Chicago, as it was cheaper than buying two one-way tickets.

Usage notes

Often used figuratively.

Antonyms

• one-way

Coordinate terms

• there and back

Translations

a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 往返 (zh) (wǎngfǎn)

• Finnish: edestakainen matka, menopaluumatka
• French: aller-retour (fr) m
• German: Rundreise (de) f, Hin- und Rückfahrt f
• Hungarian: oda-vissza utazás, oda-vissza út
• Italian: di andata e ritorno
• Japanese: 往復 (ja) (おうふく, ōfuku)
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• Norwegian: tur-retur

  Bokmål: rundtur (no) m

  Nynorsk: rundtur m

• Russian: (поездка) туда́ и обра́тно (ru) (tudá i obrátno)
• Spanish: ida y vuelta, periplo (es)
• Swedish: tur- och returresa c
• Vietnamese: khứ hồi (vi)
• Volapük: zitäv

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