expedition

CEFRB2

/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An organized journey for a particular purpose.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.

Examples

  • The boy dreamed of going on an Antarctic expedition.

  • The scientists planned a research expedition to the Antarctic region.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.

  2. The act of expediting something; prompt execution.

  3. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.

More examples

In context

  • Who was the leader of the expedition?

  • an expedition across the Alps

  • a naval expedition

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank to the Arctic required months of careful planning and special gear.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio.