Definition of "expedition" in English

noun

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

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

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

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

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

   • a naval expedition
   • a scientific expedition
   • an expedition across the Alps

6. (collective) The group of people making such excursion.

7. The process or activities of performing expediter tasks.

verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel.