expedition
noun
an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration.
expeditions
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pluralof expedition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ushuaia is already home to a more centrally located naval facility established in 1950, the Admiral Berisso Base, a staging point for Antarctic expeditions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Many people picture major paleontological discoveries happening during expeditions in remote landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Dr Mark Evans, the collections manager at BAS, recently spotted the fossil amongst thousands of specimens brought back from expeditions to Antarctica over the decades.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Rather than relying exclusively on archival institutional repositories, the studio executed specialized field expeditions to a variety of distinct global environments to gather raw primary telemetry like detailed images, LiDAR scans, weather data and sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Something clearly had to be done, and eventually, in the largest search and rescue undertaken in history, dozens of expeditions were sent out in search of the missing explorer and his crew.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
