expeditionary

American  

[ek-spi-dish-uh-ner-ee] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ əˌnɛr i /

adjective

1. pertaining to or composing an expedition.

   an expeditionary force.

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Other Word Forms

• preexpeditionary adjective

Etymology

Origin of expeditionary

First recorded in 1700–10; expedition + -ary

Example Sentences

Central Command, responsible for American forces in the Middle East, to move a Marine expeditionary group, among others, to the region, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday, the Pentagon announced that an additional expeditionary unit of 2,500 Marines was being deployed to the region to support the effort.

From Los Angeles Times

Central Command, responsible for American forces in the Middle East, for an element of an amphibious-ready group and attached Marine expeditionary unit to head to the region, according to U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Hertling would return to the Middle East repeatedly over the course of the terror wars, living firsthand the “pendulum swing between expeditionary and enduring” that would dog the U.S. armed forces across two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marines post on X featured photos of an expeditionary unit training with machine guns on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal