English to English
expedition
(,/E/ksp/I/'d/I//S//@/n
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noun (n)
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country(noun.act)
source: wordnet30
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose(noun.group)
Example:
An expedition was sent to explore Mars.
source: wordnet30
a journey organized for a particular purpose(noun.act)
source: wordnet30
a journey taken for pleasure(noun.act)
source: wordnet30
the property of being prompt and efficient(noun.attribute)
source: wordnet30
The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.(noun)
source: webster1913