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(military) expedition

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. (military) expedition
2. campaign
3. expedition (for exploration, research, etc.)

A noun meaning "expedition" or "a trip away to compete or carry out a mission." It is commonly used for sports teams traveling to a distant location for a tournament, or historically for military campaigns far from home. It conveys the sense of going out to a distant place for a purposeful endeavor.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The soldiers' families were struggling to endure the drawn-out expedition.

Sentence 2

The map traced the route of a past expedition in red lines.

Sentence 3

At dinner, my father quietly talked about the hardships of the expedition.

Sentence 4

I'm convinced there's something shady going on with this expedition.

Sentence 5

Can that expedition even be justified in the first place?