EXPEDITION


Meaning of EXPEDITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ekspɪdɪʃ(ə)n ]

( expeditions)

1.

An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration.

...Byrd’s 1928 expedition to Antarctica.

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2.

You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition .

Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

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3.

An expedition is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.

...a fishing expedition.

= trip

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