English Dictionary

expedition

IPA（発音記号）

/ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 廃用 不可算名詞 古語 集合名詞

(obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution. / A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory. / (now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.

日本語の意味

軍事的な遠征；敵に対する攻撃や敵地への進入を伴う軍事行動 / （時代遅れ）迅速な遂行、即時の実行 / （現代では稀）迅速さ、素早さ

His prompt expedition of the documents saved the company from penalties.

彼による書類の迅速な処理により、会社は罰金を免れた。

意味（1）

(obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution.

My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, […] Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, […] And for the expedition of this war, If he thinke good, can from his garriſons, UUithdraw as many more to follow him.

意味（2）

A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.

意味（3）

(now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.

one of them began to come nearer our boat than at first I expected; but I lay ready for him, for I had loaded my gun with all possible expedition […].

意味（4）

(military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage

意味（5）

A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose

a naval expedition

意味（6）

(collective) The group of people making such excursion.

expeditions （ plural ）