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[ ek-spi-dish-uh-ner-ee ] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ əˌnɛr i /
adjectivepertaining to or composing an expedition: an expeditionary force. Origin of expeditionaryFirst recorded in 1700–10; expedition + -ary OTHER WORDS FROM expeditionarypre·ex·pe·di·tion·ar·y, adjectiveWords nearby expeditionaryexpediential, expeditate, expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expeditiously, expel, expellant, expellee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expeditionaryBut AM-2 is not a friend to the agility that justifies the F-35B over other forms of expeditionary airpower. Why Can’t America’s Newest Stealth Jet Land Like It’s Supposed To?|Bill Sweetman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST As commander of the American Expeditionary Force, Pershing made two all-important and bitterly controversial decisions. David's Bookclub: Until the Last Trumpet Sounds|David Frum|December 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the morning the refugees were again fed and provided with blankets by the expeditionary force from its already slender store. The Spirit Lake Massacre|Thomas Teakle This may be true, for instance, if an operation involves the landing of an expeditionary force. Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College
These will be required to reinforce the Expeditionary Force. Against Home Rule (1912)|Various In the course of the interview he denied he was making preparation to resist the approaching British expeditionary force. The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various Take it all round, the Expeditionary Force was as efficient as any allied or hostile army which took the field. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918|Sir Stanley Maude
British Dictionary definitions for expeditionary
adjectiverelating to or constituting an expedition, esp a military onean expeditionary force Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |