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Webster 1913 Edition
Expedition
Exˊpe-di′tion
,Noun.
[L.
expeditio
: cf.F. expédition
.] 1.
The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
With winged
expedition
Swift as the lightning glance
. [GREEK]
2.
A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
Putting it straight in
expedition
. [GREEK]
3.
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.
The
expedition
miserably failed. Prescott.
Narrative of the exploring
expedition
to the Rocky Mountains. J. C. Fremont.
Webster 1828 Edition
Expedition
EXPEDI'TION
,Noun.
1.
The march of an army, or the voyage of a fleet, to a distant place, for hostile purposes; as the expedition of the French to Egypt; the expedition of Xerxes into Greece.2.
Any enterprize, undertaking or attempt by a number of persons; or the collective body which undertakes. We say, our government sent an expedition to the Pacific; the expedition has arrived.Definition 2024
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See also: expedition and Expedition
French
Noun
expédition f (plural expéditions)
- the act of expediting or hurrying
- expedition, excursion
- shipping, delivery of goods