Expedition - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
- a journey taken for pleasure (syn: excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, sashay)
- the property of being prompt and efficient (syn: despatch, dispatch)
Extra examples
...an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world...
He went on an expedition to Borneo.
The goal of the expedition is to map unexplored territory.
They were sent on an expedition to explore the western frontier.
...she's been distracted about her son ever since he left on that polar expedition...
An expedition reconnoitered the coast to find out the exact location of enemy forces.
...a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition...
His family have been very urgent for him to make an expedition to Margate.
The expedition's base camp (=main camp) was 6,000 feet below the summit.
Their expedition nearly ended in disaster, when one of the climbers slid off the mountain.
They encountered serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.
The expedition was abandoned because of adverse weather conditions.
He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition.
Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the South Pole.
The 45 year-old explorer has been preparing for his latest expedition to the Arctic.
Word forms
singular: expedition
plural: expeditions
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