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Definition of "travelogue" []

  • A lecture about travel, often accompanied by a film, a video, or slides. (noun)
  • A narrated film or video about travel. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "travelogue" in a sentence
  • "The plot is transparently thin; our hero, named F.W. and writing in the first person throughout, delivers what he calls a travelogue through time to the Eleventh Cosmic Capital Year of Virgo, an unspecified time 100,000 years or so in the future."
  • "In editorial offices these days, the term "travelogue" is shorthand for "boring," designating flowery descriptions of places that impede the narrative thrust of a piece of writing -- something to be cut."
  • "Home my "travelogue" is helpful to others considering spending some time in Mexico and I would be happy to respond to other questions from my experience."