expedition : Idioms & Phrases

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fishing expedition

  • noun an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
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geographic expedition

  • noun to travel for the purpose of discovery
    exploration.
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hostile expedition

  • noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
    hostile expedition; expedition.
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hunting expedition

  • noun an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
    safari; campaign.
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lewis and clark expedition

  • noun an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806
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military expedition

  • noun a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
    hostile expedition; expedition.
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