mystery tour
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short-duration outing by coach to a destination that is not revealed in advance
British usage
Example Sentences
- "Each week an inconspicuous paragraph in the daily press carries a warning to travellers on the London Midland Region of the delays and diversions to be expected on account of the weekend's engineering works. In fact, Sunday travel on the West Coast route has now become a kind of mystery tour which can prolong the London-Glasgow journey to twelve hours or more."
- "I recall, Anderson went on, the fine story of a Welsh mystery tour by bus from Cwmrhydyceirw in my constituency."
Usage
- British usage