Definition of expedition

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Expedition (n.) An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion..

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Military :: Military (a.) Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition..
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..
Spurgall :: Spur (v. i.) To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit..
Posthaste :: Posthaste (adv.) With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send posthaste..
Expeditionist :: Expeditionist (n.) One who goes upon an expedition. [R].
Arctic :: Arctic (a.) Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature..
Expedition :: Expedition (n.) An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion..
Outfit :: Outfit (n.) A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad..
Expediently :: Expediently (adv.) With expedition; quickly.
Reyse :: Reyse (v. i.) To go on a military expedition.
Expedition :: Expedition (n.) The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
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..
Haste :: Haste (n.) Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals..
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..
Equipment :: Equipment (n.) The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition..
Anabasis :: Anabasis (n.) A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called The Anabasis..
Forcing :: Forcing (n.) The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition..
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..
Furnish :: Furnish (v. t.) To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house..
Warpath :: Warpath (n.) The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike expedition.
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