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round trip

UK/ˈɹaʊn(d).tɹɪp/US/ˈɹaʊn(d).tɹɪp/
phraseB1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

A round trip is a journey there and back again on one ticket. Book a round trip, a round trip fare, the round trip takes an hour.

It is the American term; Britain says return. In computing a round trip is one exchange with a server and back, and cutting the number of them is most of what makes a page feel fast.

Definitions of round trip

  1. 1phraseround tripA journey there and back again on one ticket.B1

    “A round trip to the coast by train costs less than two single tickets.”

round trip is a journey.

Also accepted in games: return trip, return

Where it comes from

Round plus trip, from the idea of a journey that comes back around to its start.

From round + trip.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Travel & Transport

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