3. A wandering from a subject; digression. I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. Cowper.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
Syn.
— Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
EXCURSIONIST
Ex*cur"sion*ist, n.
Defn: One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.
EXCURSIVE
Ex*cur"sive, a.
Defn: Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an
excursive fancy.
The course of excursive . . . understandings. I. Taylor.
— Ex*cur"sive*ly, adv.
— Ex*cur"sive*ness, , n.
EXCURSUS
Ex*cur"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See Excurrent.]
Defn: A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.