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expedition

/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Expedition means: a journey taken for pleasure.

Synonyms for expedition11

noun, as in a journey taken for pleasure

excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, sashay

noun, as in the property of being prompt and efficient

dispatch, despatch, expeditiousness

noun, as in a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

military expedition, hostile expedition

What does expedition mean?5

noun

1

a journey taken for pleasure“many summer excursions to the shore”

2

the property of being prompt and efficient“it was done with dispatch”

3

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

4

an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose“an expedition was sent to explore Mars”

5

a journey organized for a particular purpose

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expedition?60

two syllables

mission
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All 60 rhymes for expedition, grouped by syllable

Expedition in a sentence

  • Grab your gear, we're heading out on a camping expedition.Amastan
  • Did you get into any life-threatening situations during your expedition?sundown
  • We encountered a lot of difficulties on the expedition.CK
  • Their expedition is expected to run into problems.sundown
  • I watched the expedition as it set off.CK
  • His death brought the expedition to an end.unknown
  • He was the leader of the great expedition.CK
  • Ziri bought new binoculars for his wildlife expedition.always

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Forms of expedition

as a noun

plural
expeditions