expedition

ex·pe·di·tion

E0284700 (ĕk′spĭ-dĭsh′ən)n.1. a. A journey, especially an arduous or hazardous one, undertaken with extensive planning and a definite objective: an expedition against the enemy stronghold; a scientific expedition to the South Pole.b. The people undertaking such a journey, considered as a group.2. An outing undertaken with a definite objective: a shopping expedition.3. Speed or promptness in performance. See Synonyms at haste.

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[Middle English expedicioun, military campaign, from Old French expedition, from Latin expedītiō, expedītiōn-, from expedītus, past participle of expedīre, to make ready; see expedite.]

expedition

(ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən) n1. an organized journey or voyage for a specific purpose, esp for exploration or for a scientific or military purpose2. the people and equipment comprising an expedition3. a pleasure trip; excursion4. promptness in acting; dispatch[C15: from Latin expedītiō, from expedīre to prepare, expedite]

ex•pe•di•tion

(ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən)

n. 1. a journey or voyage made for a specific purpose, as exploration. 2. the group of persons or vehicles engaged in such an activity. 3. promptness or speed in accomplishing something. [1400–50]

expedition

A military operation conducted by an armed force to accomplish a specific objective in a foreign country.

Expedition

 a body of persons, or a fleet, sent out for a specific purpose, 1693; an expeditionary force.Example: a polar expedition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expedition - a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign countryhostile expedition, military expeditionmilitary campaign, campaign - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)Crusade - any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslimsarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	expedition - an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"working group, working party - a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"
	3.	expedition - a journey organized for a particular purposejourney, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherscouting trip - an expedition undertaken to gain informationhunting expedition, safari, campaign - an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)exploration, geographic expedition - to travel for the purpose of discovery
	4.	expedition - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"excursion, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, junket, sashayjourney, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherairing - a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination
	5.	expedition - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"expeditiousness, despatch, dispatchcelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid

expedition

noun1. journey, exploration, mission, voyage, tour, enterprise, undertaking, quest, trek Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica2. team, crew, party, group, company, travellers, explorers, voyagers, wayfarers Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.3. trip, tour, outing, excursion, jaunt, awayday We went on a shopping expedition.

expedition

noun1. A journey undertaken with a specific objective:pilgrimage, safari, tour, trek, voyage.2. Rapidness of movement or activity:celerity, dispatch, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.

Translations

远征远征队探险探险队

expedition

(ekspiˈdiʃən) noun1. an organized journey with a purpose. an expedition to the South Pole. 遠征，探險 远征，探险 2. a group making such a journey. He was a member of the expedition which climbed Mount Everest. 遠征隊，探險隊 远征队，探险队 expeˈditionary adjective (especially of troops) forming, or sent on, an expedition eg to fight abroad. 遠征的，探險的 远征的，探险的

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