EXPEDITION


Meaning of EXPEDITION in English

(~s)

1.

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

...Byrd’s 1928 ~ to Antarctica.

N-COUNT: oft N to n

2.

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

Forty-three members of the ~ were killed.

N-COUNT

3.

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

...a fishing ~.

= trip

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .