expedition, n.
(expeditions)
freq. cnt. 11
(expeditions)
freq. cnt. 11
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
expedition hostile expedition military expedition
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a journey organized for a particular purpose
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
expedition
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an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
expedition
sample sentences
"an expedition was sent to explore Mars"
a journey taken for pleasure
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
excursion expedition jaunt junket outing pleasure trip sashay
sample sentences
"many summer excursions to the shore""it was merely a pleasure trip"
"after cautious sashays into the field"
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the property of being prompt and efficient
<noun.attribute>
despatch dispatch expedition expeditiousness
sample sentences
"it was done with dispatch"
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