Expedition EXPEDI'TION, n. [L. expeditio.] Haste; speed; quickness; dispatch. The mail is conveyed with expedition.
1. The march of an army, or the voyage of a fleet, to a distant place, for hostile purposes; as the expedition of the French to Egypt; the expedition of Xerxes into Greece.
2. Any enterprize, undertaking or attempt by a number of persons; or the collective body which undertakes. We say, our government sent an expedition to the Pacific; the expedition has arrived.

expedition n 1: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country [syn: expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition] 2: an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars" 3: a journey organized for a particular purpose 4: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay] 5: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" [syn: dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness]

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expedition noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose b. the group of persons making such a journey 2. efficient promptness ; speed 3. a sending or setting forth Synonyms: see haste • expeditioner noun

expedition
n.
1 a journey or voyage for a particular purpose, esp. exploration, scientific research, or war.
2 the personnel or ships etc. undertaking this.
3 promptness, speed.
Derivatives:
expeditionist n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L expeditio -onis (as EXPEDITE)

expedition (expeditions) 1. An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration. ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica. N-COUNT: oft N to n 2. You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed. N-COUNT 3. An expedition is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure. ...a fishing expedition. = trip N-COUNT

expedition ˌekspɪˈdɪʃən n. 1 a journey or voyage for a particular purpose, esp. exploration, scientific research, or war. 2 the personnel or ships etc. undertaking this. 3 promptness, speed. øøexpeditionist n. [ME f. OF f. L expeditio -onis (as EXPEDITE)]

Expedition \Ex`pe*di"tion\, n. [L. expeditio: cf.F. exp['e]dition.] 1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance. ? 2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress. Putting it straight in expedition. ? 3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion. The expedition miserably failed. --Prescott. Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. --J. C. Fremont.

expedition n. 1. Haste, speed, despatch, celerity, quickness, promptness, alacrity, alertness. 2. Enterprise, undertaking. 3. March or voyage, hostile undertaking.

expedition ˌekspɪˈdɪʃən n. 1 exploration, journey, voyage, field trip, trip, tour, excursion; enterprise, undertaking, mission, quest: She went on an expedition up the Amazon to research herbal medicines. 2 speed, promptness, celerity, alacrity, dispatch or despatch, haste, rapidity, swiftness, quickness: He was ordered to complete his chores with expedition.

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