(expeditions)
1.
An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration.
...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.
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2.
You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition.
Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
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3.
An expedition is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.
...a fishing expedition.
= trip
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