Expedition ˌekspəˈdɪʃn South Weeks Noun Plan/Lead/Go Captain Scott's

• to plan/lead/go on an expedition
• captain scott's expedition to the south pole
• hawkins had died on the same expedition a few weeks earlier.
• three members of the everest expedition were killed.

expedition

1. an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known
• to plan/lead/go on an expedition
• Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole
• Hawkins had died on the same expedition a few weeks earlier.

Extra Examples

• He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants.
• He led a military expedition against the rebels.
• John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to the Arctic
• Spanish exploratory expeditions in the 16th century
• The British agreed to a joint expedition with the French.
• They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains.
• an expedition into the interior of Australia
• The first successful expedition was in 1894.
2. the people who go on an expedition
• Three members of the Everest expedition were killed.

Extra Examples

• The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left.
• Finally, the great expedition set off for the long journey to the Holy Land.
• On 21 January the expedition reached the South Pole.
3. a short trip that you make when you want or need something
• Win a fantastic shopping expedition to New York!

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’. Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. Sense (1) dates from the late 16th cent.