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单词 expeditionary
释义

expeditionary

adjective

ex·​pe·​di·​tion·​ary ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce expeditionary (audio)
: of, relating to, or being an expedition
also : sent on military service abroad
an expeditionary force

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Quds Force is the Guard’s expeditionary unit, responsible for operations abroad. Eric Tucker, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 The Quds Force is the Guard’s expeditionary unit, responsible for operations abroad. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Senior military commanders argue that recent expeditionary forces, especially in Syria, provided real combat training, but analysts call that claim inflated. New York Times, 16 May 2022 In the early 1500s, Hernán Cortés led an expeditionary force into the Aztec Empire. Dustin Snyder, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Soleimani headed the expeditionary Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. NBC News, 14 Mar. 2022 The film follows a British expeditionary team’s attempt at the world’s first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old Spitfire fighter plane. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2022 Soleimani headed the expeditionary Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022 Shackleton's mission had been an abject failure, but his success in keeping alive his crew and ensuring their safe rescue was a triumph that far transcended any expeditionary glory. Barry Neild, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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