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Expedition

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of expediting something; prompt execution. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, […] Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, […] And for the expedition of this war, If he thinke good, can from his garriſons, UUithdraw as many more to follow him."

  2. 2
    a journey organized for a particular purpose wordnet
  3. 3
    A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory. countable, uncountable

    "Once established in their capital at Nanking, occupied March, 1853, and renamed “Heavenly Capital” (T’ien-ching), the Taipings sent out an expedition to take Peking which again made striking gains initially, but was eventually slowed, isolated, and defeated."

  4. 4
    a journey taken for pleasure wordnet
  5. 5
    The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "one of them began to come nearer our boat than at first I expected; but I lay ready for him, for I had loaded my gun with all possible expedition […]."

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  1. 6
    a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country wordnet
  2. 7
    An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    the property of being prompt and efficient wordnet
  4. 9
    A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose. countable, uncountable

    "a naval expedition"

  5. 10
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose wordnet
  6. 11
    The group of people making such excursion. collective, countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    The process or activities of performing expediter tasks. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel. intransitive

    "The attendance was given color by the ISO women who graced some of the sessions, attended the social events and expeditioned around the famous spots in Washington and its periphery area."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

Etymology 2

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.

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