A road trip is a journey taken by a group or individual in an automobile. Roadtrip is a misspelling of road trip. Road trip is an open compound noun, meaning it is two words that have a unique meaning when used together.
A road trip is a common form of summer vacation for families in the United States.
Road trips can cover many days and include multiple stops in several states or a road trip can be just a short overnight trip.
The most important characteristic of a road trip is that it involves driving to your destination.
A trip that is taken on a train, plane or boat is never considered a road trip.
Using Road Trip In a Sentence
Here are some examples of sentences using road trip:
- This summer we will take a road trip to the beach.
- We just got home from a long road trip.
- I thought we might visit a few national parks on our road trip.
Sometimes people use ‘road trip’ as a verb. This is not standard usage.
For example:
- We will road trip to see the Statue of Liberty.
- I couldn’t afford to fly so I decided to road trip.
These sentences can also be written:
We will go on a road trip to see the Statue of Liberty
I couldn’t afford to fly so I decided to take a road trip.
Is road trip a compound noun?
Road trip is a singular, open, compound noun. It is two words that have been joined to create their own meaning. A road trip is a vacation where the group or individual drive a car or van to their destination.
Can road trip be a verb?
Road trip is a noun, but can be used as a verb in non standard or very informal English. People who enjoy traveling by car can also be called road trippers.
Some examples:
We decided to road trip to the concert.
My family always road tripped, we never flew.
I love to road trip in the summer.
In the first minute of this video the word Road Trip is used as a verb and a noun!
Is road trip one word or two?
Road trip is two words, it is an open compound noun. The two words, used together have a unique meaning; a journey by car, van or other vehicle. Roadtrip is a misspelling of road trip.
Compound nouns consist of two words together that have a unique definition.
Road means the actual street on which cars drive.
Trip means a journey, or to fall, or to cause someone to fall.
It is only when the words are used together that the meaning becomes a journey taken by car or other vehicle.
Other examples of open compound nouns are:
Hot Dog
Voice Mail
High School
Cell Phone
Trash Can
Open compound nouns are compound nouns that are not connected with a hyphen and are separated by a space.
What is another word for road trip?
If you are planning a road trip, you could also call it a:
Pilgrimage
Journey
Drive
Long Drive
Vacation
Caravan
Long Haul
Excursion
Car Trip
Adventure
This is a list of words I use in place of road trip. I looked at a few lists online, but felt many missed the point. These are the ones that made sense to me.
These words are often related to road trip journeys:
Van-Life
Wonderlust
Cross Country
Car Camping
RV ing
See the Country
National Parks
What is the difference between a trip and a road trip?
A road trip is a journey taken in a car or van, a trip can be any journey. A trip, when referring to a vacation, can be taken on a plane, train, boat or on foot. Trip can also mean to fall down or to cause someone else to fall down.
I talked to a bunch of frequent road trippers and the gave me a lot of ideas about when they consider a trip to be a road trip. You can see the definitions they gave me here.
Roadtrip is the name of a song by Dream.
I had never heard the song Roadtrip, but you should check it out, it was pretty good.
How can I plan to take a road trip?
If you are interested in taking a road trip, it is very simple to plan!
First, choose a destination.
It is recommended that you do not drive more than 400 miles a day. So consider using withinhours.com to search in that radius.
Once you have your destination, make a timeline.
Decide when you hope to arrive and how long you hope to stay.
When you have that, book hotel rooms or make plans for other overnight lodging.
You can read here to determine if camping might be a good choice for your trip.
Plan at least a month in advance, this is proven to make your trip less stressful.
BUT
If planning ahead is not your style, check out my tips for a spontaneous road trip.
Want to take a LONG road trip? I surveyed a bunch of road trippers and here are some numbers to help you budget for a month long road trip.
Enjoy your trip!
