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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country | |
| Synonyms: | hostile_expedition military_expedition | |
| Related terms: | campaign Crusade military | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose | |
| Examples: | "an expedition was sent to explore Mars" |
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| Related terms: | working_group lewis_and_clark_expedition | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (transportation) a journey organized for a particular purpose | |
| Related terms: | journey exploration campaign scouting_trip | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (transportation) a journey taken for pleasure | |
| Synonyms: | excursion outing junket pleasure_trip sashay jaunt | |
| Examples: | "many summer excursions to the shore" "it was merely a pleasure trip" "after cautious sashays into the field" |
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| Related terms: | journey air field_trip junket | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the property of being prompt and efficient | |
| Synonyms: | expeditiousness despatch dispatch | |
| Examples: | "it was done with dispatch" |
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| Related terms: | celerity dispatch | |
| Similar spelling: |
expeditionary expeditious exception expeditiously exhibition expedite exceptional expedited expedient exhibitioner expediency expedience exceptionally exceptionable exhibitionist exhibitionism expediently expiation excavation |
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