Ex*cur"sion (?). [L. excursio: cf. F.
excursion. See Excurrent.] 1. A
running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
Far on excursion toward the gates of
hell.
Milton.
They would make excursions and waste the
country.
Holland.
2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a
pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the
country.
3. A wandering from a subject;
digression.
I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore
make no excursions.
Cowper.
4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a
piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
Syn. -- Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See
Journey.