expedition

expedition
ex|pe|di|tion [ ,ekspə`dıʃn ] noun count **
1. ) a long trip organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place:
expedition to: the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Scott
make/mount/undertake an expedition: We are hoping to mount the first manned expedition to Mars by 2020.
on an expedition: She died while on an expedition to Peru to study nocturnal mammals.
a ) a group of people who go on an expedition:
The expedition successfully reached the top of Mt. Everest.
2. ) a short trip somewhere, especially for pleasure:
We plan to go on a shopping expedition.
3. ) a long journey made by soldiers in order to attack a particular place or group of people:
Rumors spread amongst the rebels that a massive punitive expedition against them was being prepared.
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Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Expedition — Sf std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. expedītio ( ōnis) Erledigung, Abfertigung, Feldzug , einem Abstraktum zu l. expedīre erledigen, losmachen, eigentlich den Fuß aus Fesseln befreien , einer Präfixableitung zu l. pēs (pedis) m. Fuß .… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • expedition — et achevement, Confectio. Expedition et charge de conduire une armée, Ducatus. La chose sera de longue expedition, Longe res abibit, B. ex Vlp …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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  • 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

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