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English noun: expedition

1. expedition (act) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country


Synonymshostile expedition, military expedition


Broader (hypernym)campaign, military campaign


Narrower (hyponym)Crusade


Domain categoryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine

2. expedition (group) an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose


SamplesAn expedition was sent to explore Mars.


Broader (hypernym)working group, working party


Instance hyponymLewis and Clark Expedition

3. expedition (act) a journey organized for a particular purpose


Broader (hypernym)journey, journeying


Narrower (hyponym)campaign, exploration, geographic expedition, hunting expedition, safari, scouting trip

4. expedition (act) a journey taken for pleasure


SamplesMany summer excursions to the shore.
It was merely a pleasure trip.
After cautious sashays into the field.


Synonymsexcursion, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay


Broader (hypernym)journey, journeying


Narrower (hyponym)airing, field trip

5. expedition (attribute) the property of being prompt and efficient


SamplesIt was done with dispatch.


Synonymsdespatch, dispatch, expeditiousness


Broader (hypernym)celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness









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