trip tic
/ˈtɹɪp.tɪk/
trip tic noun: a map, with the route to follow highlighted.
Noun
trip tic (plural trip tics)
- A map, with the route to follow highlighted.
- Their guide will also consult an index card file in the map room, known as the "trip tics" file.1974, Scouting, page 44
- When they read two books and turned in a written report they were given a trip tic for the next town (including information about the town with Scripture references) and a dot was placed on the map to indicate that they had visited there.1979, Church and Synagogue Libraries - Volumes 13-15
Forms of trip tic
| plural | trip tics |
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Origin of trip tic
Likely a genericized form of AAA's TripTik travel planners, developed in 1937; the original product may be a pun on triptych or a shortened form of trip ticket.
Words that rhyme with trip tic
Questions about trip tic
- What does trip tic mean?
- Trip tic means a map, with the route to follow highlighted.
- What part of speech is trip tic?
- Trip tic is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trip tic?
- Trip tic is pronounced /ˈtɹɪp.tɪk/.
- What is the plural of trip tic?
- The plural of trip tic is trip tics.
Words near trip tic in the dictionary
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