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noun ADJ. great, major Finally, the great expedition set off for the long journey to the Holy Land. | small | joint, international The British agreed to a joint expedition with the French. | foreign | successful | collecting, fishing, foraging, hunting, shopping | archaeological, scientific | military, naval | punitive In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. | Antarctic, Everest, etc. VERB + EXPEDITION go on, make He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants. | embark on, set off/out on, undertake She was about to embark on a major expedition. | head, lead | join | organize, plan | launch, mount They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains. | send EXPEDITION + VERB leave, set off/out, start | return The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left. | reach sth On 21 January the expedition reached the South Pole. EXPEDITION + NOUN leader, member PREP. on an/the ~ She was out on a shopping expedition. | ~ against He led a military expedition against the rebels. | ~ into an expedition into the interior of Australia | ~ to a naval expedition to West Africa PHRASES a leader/member of an expedition
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expedition
verbs
go on an expedition
• After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia.
make an expedition
(= go on an expedition )
• The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils.
set off on an expedition
( also embark on an expedition formal ) (= leave at the start of an expedition )
• Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.
mount/launch an expedition
(= plan, organize, and begin an expedition )
• Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expedition
a scientific expedition
• He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon.
an Arctic/Antarctic expedition
• I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions.
a military expedition
• The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region.
a punitive expedition
(= one an army undertakes to punish someone )
• The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups.
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NOUN + expedition
a shopping expedition
(= when you go shopping )
• I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester.
a fishing expedition
• We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week.
a hunting expedition
• He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.
a foraging expedition
(= when you search for food )
• On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries.
verbs
go on an expedition
• We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London.
take someone on an expedition
• He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.
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