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expedition

ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

noun: expedition; plural noun: expeditions

1. 1.

   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"

   synonyms:
   journey, voyage, tour, odyssey; More

   • the people involved in an expedition.

     "many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses"

     synonyms:
     group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd

     "Gould was the only member of the expedition satisfied with its outcome"

   • informal

     a short trip made for a particular purpose.

     "a shopping expedition"

2. 2.

   formal

   promptness or speed in doing something.

   "the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition"

   synonyms:
   speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness,swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity; More

Origin

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.Sense 1 dates from the late 16th century.