<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return</li><li>a trip on a train, ship, etc., at a reduced rate</li><li>the group of persons making such a journey</li><li>a deviation or digression</li><li>the displacement of a body or a point from a mean position or neutral value, as in an oscillation</li><li>an accidental increase in the power level of a reactor, usually forcing its emergency shutdown</li><li>the range of stroke of any moving part</li><li>an inclining plane, sloping to the water, on which vessels are built or repaired</li><li>the difference between the speed at which a screw propeller or paddle wheel would move if it were working against a solid and the actual speed at which it advances through the water</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to go on or take an excursion</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or intended for use on excursions</li></ul>