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expedition (noun)

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  • expedition — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major ▪ a major expedition to climb Mount Everest ▪ little, small ▪ international, joint ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • expedition — ► NOUN 1) a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose. 2) formal promptness or speed in doing something. DERIVATIVES expeditionary adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • expedition — noun 1 (C) a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to a place that is dangerous or that has not been visited before: Brown led an expedition to the top of Kilimanjaro. 2 (C) the group of people that make this journey: He was the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • expedition — noun a) A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress. 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...… …   Wiktionary

  • expedition — noun 1) an expedition to the South Pole Syn: journey, voyage, tour, odyssey; exploration, safari, trek, hike See note at journey 2) informal a shopping expedition Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • expedition — UK US /ˌekspɪˈdɪʃən/ noun [U] FORMAL ► speed in doing something: »We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition …   Financial and business terms

  • expedition — early 15c., military campaign; the act of rapidly setting forth, from M.Fr. expédition (13c.) and directly from L. expeditionem (nom. expeditio), noun of action from pp. stem of expidere (see EXPEDITE (Cf. expedite)). Meaning journey for some… …   Etymology dictionary

  • expedition — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose b. the group of persons making such a journey 2. efficient promptness ; speed 3. a sending or setting forth Synonyms: see haste • expeditioner noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expedition — noun 1》 a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose. 2》 formal promptness or speed in doing something. Derivatives expeditionary adjective Origin ME: via OFr. from L. expeditio(n ), from expedire (see expedite) …   English new terms dictionary

  • expedition — noun Syn: journey, voyage, tour, safari, trek, mission, quest, hike, trip …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • expedition */*/ — UK [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms expedition : singular expedition plural expeditions 1) a) a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place expedition to: the 1910 expedition to… …   English dictionary

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