definition of
expedition

[1] #1 expedition n. [military expedition, hostile expedition] a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country. wn

[2] #2 expedition n. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars". wn

[3] #3 expedition n. a journey organized for a particular purpose. wn

[4] #4 expedition n. [excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, sashay] a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field". wn

[5] #5 expedition n. [dispatch, despatch, expeditiousness] the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch". wn