expedition
Meaning of expedition
- a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco
- promptness or speed in doing something.
the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n- ), from expedire ‘extricate’ (see expedite). Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. expedition (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century.
Information about expedition
- It is a name.
- The plural form of expedition is: expeditions.
- Languages in which expedition is used:
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Hyphenation of expedition
ex-pe-di-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- expedition is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
expedition synonyms
Meaning excursion:
excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, sashay
Meaning dispatch:
dispatch, despatch, expeditiousness
Meaning an act of travelling from one place to another:
Meaning a long journey involving travel by sea or in space:
Meaning a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited:
Meaning a long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience:
Meaning a task that is taken on; an enterprise:
Meaning a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one:
Meaning an important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad:
Meaning an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim:
Meaning (in medieval romance) an expedition made by a knight to accomplish a prescribed task:
Meaning the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect:
Meaning an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group:
Meaning a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study:
Meaning a bold or daring feat:
Meaning the action of exploring an unfamiliar area:
Meaning an expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa:
Meaning a long arduous journey, especially one made on foot:
Meaning a long walk or walking tour:
Meaning a general view, examination, or description of someone or something:
Meaning a journey, especially a long or meandering one:
Meaning a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure:
Meaning an act or spell of running:
Meaning a hopping movement:
Meaning rapidity of movement or action:
Meaning excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry:
Meaning the quality of moving at high speed:
Meaning the quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time:
Meaning the quality of moving or reacting with great speed:
Meaning the quality of acting quickly and without delay:
Meaning (in general use) speed:
Meaning brisk and cheerful readiness:
Meaning importance requiring swift action:
Meaning the state of being fully prepared for something:
Meaning swiftness of movement:
Translation of expedition
- Spanish: expedición
- Portuguese: expedição
- French: expédition
- Italian: spedizione
- German: Expedition
Words that rhyme with expedition
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