noun
expedition
ehks-puh-DIH-shuhn
noun
1
A journey made by a person or group for a specific purpose, such as exploration, research, or military action.
"The team set off on an expedition to map the unexplored valley."
"A scientific expedition to Antarctica will study melting ice sheets."
2
The group of people making such a journey.
"The expedition camped at the base of the mountain before the final climb."
How to Use Expedition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA trip made for a clear purpose, often to a remote or challenging place, or the group of people doing it.
Common pairings
go on an expedition
scientific expedition
lead an expedition
Word Forms
expeditioned past tense, expeditions plural, expeditions singular
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Etymology
From Middle French expédition, from Latin expeditio, "a setting free of the feet" — the same root that gives us "expedite."