expedition
[noun]
Synonyms: journey, excursion, mission, quest, safari, tour, trek, voyage

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Antonyms: procrastination
Contrasted words: delay, retardation, slackening, slowing, dawdling, delaying, faltering, hesitation
Related Words: campaign, entrada, exploration, alacrity, promptitude, expeditiousness, speediness, swiftness, punctuality

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English Thesaurus: journey, trip, tour, excursion, expedition, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ex‧pe‧di‧tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən, ˌekspɪˈdɪʃən/ noun

1. [countable] a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey:
an expedition to the North Pole
another Everest expedition
on an expedition
He went on an expedition to Borneo.

2. [countable] a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose Synonym : trip:
a shopping expedition
a fishing expedition

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

expedition
noun
ADJ. great, major Finally, the great expedition set off for the long journey to the Holy Land.
small | joint, international The British agreed to a joint expedition with the French.
foreign | successful | collecting, fishing, foraging, hunting, shopping | archaeological, scientific | military, naval | punitive In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace.
Antarctic, Everest, etc.
VERB + EXPEDITION go on, make He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants.
embark on, set off/out on, undertake She was about to embark on a major expedition.
head, lead | join | organize, plan | launch, mount They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains.
send
EXPEDITION + VERB leave, set off/out, start | return The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left.
reach sth On 21 January the expedition reached the South Pole.
EXPEDITION + NOUN leader, member
PREP. on an/the ~ She was out on a shopping expedition.
~ against He led a military expedition against the rebels.
~ into an expedition into the interior of Australia
~ to a naval expedition to West Africa
PHRASES a leader/member of an expedition

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

expedition

go on an expedition
After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia.
make an expedition (=go on an expedition)
The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils.
set off on an expedition (also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition)
Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.
mount/launch an expedition (=plan, organize, and begin an expedition)
Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds.
a scientific expedition
He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon.
an Arctic/Antarctic expedition
I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions.
a military expedition
The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region.
a punitive expedition (=one an army undertakes to punish someone)
The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups.
a shopping expedition (=when you go shopping)
I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester.
a fishing expedition
We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week.
a hunting expedition
He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.
a foraging expedition (=when you search for food)
On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries.
go on an expedition
We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London.
take someone on an expedition
He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

journey especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly:
The journey took us over three hours.
My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.
a four-hour train journey
trip a journey to visit a place:
How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?
a business trip
tour a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:
Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
excursion a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday:
The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
expedition a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place:
Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic
a military expedition
commute the journey to and from work that someone does every day:
People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ, ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ/ a journey to a holy place for religious reasons:
the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
trek a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure:
a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
travel noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another:
Her new job involves a lot of travel.
sb’s travels noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away:
I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
flight a journey by air:
You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ a long journey over the sea:
MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
crossing a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another:
A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
cruise a journey by boat for pleasure:
a Mediterranean cruise
a cruise down the Nile
drive a journey in a car, often for pleasure:
The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
ride a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse:
It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station.
a bike ride
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year.
He’s gone to London on business.
It’s quicker to go by plane.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
They went trekking in the mountains.
She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
When he was young, he roamed from one country to another.
The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

trip noun [countable] a visit to a place that involves a journey, done for pleasure, business, shopping etc:
The trip to the coast took longer than we expected.
Did you have a good trip?
journey noun [countable] especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially a long distance:
a long train journey
We continued our journey on foot.
They made the journey across the plains in a covered wagon.
travel noun [uncountable] the general activity of travelling, especially over long distances for pleasure. Don’t confuse travel and trip:
a special ticket for train travel around Europe
Foreign travel is becoming increasingly popular.
travels noun [plural] trips to places that are far away:
She told us about her travels in South America.
tour noun [countable] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:
She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
excursion noun [countable] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people:
You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
expedition noun [countable] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place:
Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America
Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
commute noun [countable] a trip to or from work that someone does every day:
How long is your daily commute?
crossing noun [countable] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another:
The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
cruise noun [countable] a trip by boat for pleasure:
We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
voyage noun [countable] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft:
Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
trek noun [countable] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities:
They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
pilgrimage noun [countable] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons:
She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.

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