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Reconnaissance :: Reconnaissance (n.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition..

Forcing :: Forcing (n.) The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition..

Posthaste :: Posthaste (adv.) With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send posthaste..

Expeditionist :: Expeditionist (n.) One who goes upon an expedition. [R].

Expediently :: Expediently (adv.) With expedition; quickly.

Military :: Military (a.) Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition..

Expeditionary :: Expeditionary (a.) Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force..

Excursion :: Excursion () A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.

Botanical :: Botanical (a.) Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition..

Range :: Range (v.) A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.

Chivachie :: Chivachie (n.) A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition..

Plan :: Plan (a.) A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition..

Reyse :: Reyse (v. i.) To go on a military expedition.

Swapped :: Swan-upping (n.) A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dyers and Vintners; -- called also swan-hopping..

Equipment :: Equipment (n.) Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments..

Filibuster :: Filibuster (n.) A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855..

Nocturnal :: Nocturnal (a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal..

Head :: Head (v. t.) To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot..

Expediency :: Expediency (n.) An expedition; enterprise; adventure.

Photosculpture :: Photosculpture (n.) A process in which, by means of a number of photographs simultaneously taken from different points of view on the same level, rough models of the figure or bust of a person or animal may be made with great expedition..

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