definition of
excursion

[1] #1 excursion n. [jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay] a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field". wn

[2] #2 excursion n. [digression] wandering from the main path of a journey. wn