expedition
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
Noun 4 meanings
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.
“a naval expedition”
The group of people making such excursion.
Verb 1 meaning
To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.
Etymology
From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.
EXPEDITION at a glance
EXPEDITION has 10 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + P 3 + E 1 + D 2 + I 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,109 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with expedition
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