expedition

/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose
The group of people making such excursion.
To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.

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Related words

expeditiousness(English)dispatch(English)jaunt(English)outing(English)excursion(English)pleasure trip(English)junket(English)sashay(English)everest(English)dependencies(English)soyuz(English)antarctic(English)

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Sources

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