Expedition

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite objective.
  • noun. The group undertaking such a journey.
  • noun. Speed or promptness in performance. synonym: haste.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being freed from impediments; hence, expeditiousness; promptness; haste; speed; quickness; despatch.
  • noun. The state of being expedited or put in motion; progress; march.
  • noun. An excursion, journey, or voyage made by a company or body of persons for a specific purpose; also, such a body and its whole outfit: as, the expedition of Xerxes into Greece; Wilkes's exploring expedition; a trading expedition to the African coast.
  • noun. Synonyms Celerity, nimbleness, alertness.
  • noun. Trip, raid.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
  • noun. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
  • noun. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
  • noun. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
  • noun. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition.
  • noun. The body of persons making such excursion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
  • noun. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
  • noun. the property of being prompt and efficient
  • noun. a journey taken for pleasure
  • noun. a journey organized for a particular purpose
    • Word Usage
    "Lewis by Michael Pritchett: Like Lewis and Clark's epic trek more than 200 years ago, Michael Pritchett's novel about their expedition is an arduous journey."
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