expeditionary

[ ek-spi-dish-uh-ner-ee ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or composing an expedition: an expeditionary force.

Origin of expeditionary

1
First recorded in 1700–10; expedition + -ary

Other words from expeditionary

  • pre·ex·pe·di·tion·ar·y, adjective

Words Nearby expeditionary

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How to use expeditionary in a sentence

  • The day after war was declared, recruiting was begun for an expeditionary force of 21,000 men.

    The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. Skelton
  • From August 7th onward, until the expeditionary Force had been safely landed, the submarines kept their watch.

British Dictionary definitions for expeditionary

expeditionary

/ (ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃənərɪ) /


adjective
  1. relating to or constituting an expedition, esp a military one: an expeditionary force

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