Examples of “expedition” in a Sentence

noun A journey made by a person or group for a specific purpose, such as exploration, research, or military action.

• Planning a month-long expedition up the river takes careful preparation and a lot of supplies.
• The team set off on an expedition to map the unexplored valley.
• A scientific expedition to Antarctica will study melting ice sheets.

noun The group of people making such a journey.

• The whole expedition was rescued by helicopter after the storm trapped them in the hills.
• The expedition was made up of two doctors, a cook and several climbers.
• The expedition camped at the base of the mountain before the final climb.