expedition

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shən\
- /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shən\

Definitions of expedition word

noun expedition A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war. 1
noun expedition organized journey 1
noun expedition people on journey 1
noun expedition promptness 1
countable noun expedition An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration. 0
countable noun expedition You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition. 0

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Parts of speech for Expedition

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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expedition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for expedition

noun expedition

voyage — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.
trip — a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
outing — a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.
mission — a city in S Texas.

All 48 Synonyms of expedition

Antonyms for expedition

noun expedition

blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.

All 7 Antonyms of expedition

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