Word Frequency
expedition (ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- an organized journey or voyage for a specific purpose, esp for exploration or for a scientific or military purpose
- the people and equipment comprising an expedition
- a pleasure trip; excursion
- promptness in acting; dispatch
Word Origin
C15: from Latin expedītiō, from expedīre to prepare, expediteTranslations for 'expedition'
- British English: expedition An expedition is a journey made for a particular purpose such as exploration....an expedition to Antarctica.ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən NOUN
- Arabic: رِحْلَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: expedição
- Chinese: 远征
- Croatian: ekspedicija
- Czech: expedice
- Danish: ekspedition
- Dutch: expeditie
- European Spanish: expedición
- Finnish: tutkimusretki
- French: expédition
- German: Expedition
- Greek: εξερευνητική αποστολή
- Italian: spedizione
- Japanese: 探検
- Korean: 탐험
- Norwegian: ekspedisjon
- Polish: wyprawa
- Portuguese: expedição
- Romanian: expediție expediții
- Russian: экспедиция
- Spanish: expedición
- Swedish: expedition
- Thai: การเดินทาง
- Turkish: keşif gezisi
- Ukrainian: експедиція
- Vietnamese: cuộc thám hiểm
Example Sentences Including 'expedition'
Having not minded when Richard and Laura set out on their expedition , now she did.The Image of Laura
He accused some opposition MPs of going on a fishing expedition with their questions.CBC (2004)
One happened when Beggs was taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh camping expedition.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Regale him with a cleverly contrived expedition story, then ask him how he climbed to the top of the corporate ladder.Maxim (2005)
The Danes, quite properly, refused, and so the 1807 expedition was launched to force their hand.SHARPE'S PREY (2002)
The Field Museum's remains, mostly skulls, were dug up during an expedition to the Queen Charlotte Islands in the early 1900s.Globe and Mail (2003)
The men were part of a 13-strong group from the Combined Services Caving Association which began the expedition on Monday last week.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
They had returned the previous day from a camping expedition in Wales.The Hardie Inheritance
We're supposed to alert Guthrie that the expedition is about to get under way.Something in the Water
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