expedition
Other forms: expeditions
An expedition is an organized journey that is undertaken for a particular purpose, like a group of scientists launching an expedition to South America to seek out a new medicinal herb.
An expedition is no walk in the park. It's a serious journey, often with a very specific purpose undertaken by several people and lots of equipment. Sometimes, it can even be dangerous, like when the arctic adventurer was attacked by polar bears during an expedition to the Arctic. Needless to say, he hung up his explorer's hat after that expedition.
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an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose“an expedition was sent to explore Mars”examples:Lewis and Clark Expeditionan expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806type of:working group, working partya group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
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a journey organized for a particular purposetypes:scouting tripan expedition undertaken to gain informationtype of:
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a journey taken for pleasuretypes:airinga short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open airfield tripa group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examinationtype of:
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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign countrysynonyms: hostile expedition, military expeditiontypes:type of:campaign, military campaignseveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
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the property of being prompt and efficientsynonyms: despatch, dispatch, expeditiousness
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This dramatic adaptation of the diary of a young Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis won both a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Brutus is a trusted confidant of the Roman general Julius Caesar, but when he becomes convinced that Caesar's ambitions are a threat to the republic, he plots his friend's assassination.