Expedition meaning

What does “expedition” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“expedition” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country.

expedition

noun

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

  2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

    “an expedition was sent to explore Mars”

  3. a journey organized for a particular purpose

  4. a journey taken for pleasure

    “many summer excursions to the shore”

    “it was merely a pleasure trip”

  5. the property of being prompt and efficient

    “it was done with dispatch”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University