English-Thai Dictionary
expedition
N การเตรียมพร้อม ความตื่นตัว ความ รวดเร็ว alacrity dispatch promptness kan-triam-prom
expedition
N คณะ เดินทาง (เพื่อ จุดประสงค์ ใด จุดประสงค์ หนึ่ง คณะ ผู้เดินทาง company party team ka-na-doen-tang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EXPEDITION
n.[L. expeditio.] Haste; speed; quickness; dispatch. The mail is conveyed with expedition. 1. The march of an army, or the voyage of a fleet, to a distant place, for hostile purposes; as the expedition of the French to Egypt; the expedition of Xerxes into Greece.
2. Any enterprize, undertaking or attempt by a number of persons; or the collective body which undertakes. We say, our government sent an expedition to the Pacific; the expedition has arrived.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EXPEDITION
Ex `pe *di "tion, n. Etym: [L. expeditio: cf. F. expédition.]
1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition. With winged expedition Swift as the lightning glance.
2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress. Putting it straight in expedition.
3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion. The expedition miserably failed. Prescott. Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains. J. C. Fremont.
EXPEDITIONARY
EXPEDITIONARY Ex `pe *di "tion *a *ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.
EXPEDITIONIST
EXPEDITIONIST Ex `pe *di "tion *ist, n.
Defn: One who goes upon an expedition. [R ].
New American Oxford Dictionary
expedition
ex pe di tion |ˌekspəˈdiSHən ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, esp. that of exploration, scientific research, or war: an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco. • the people involved in such a journey or voyage: many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses. informal a short trip made for a particular purpose: a shopping expedition. 2 formal promptness or speed in doing something: the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio (n- ), from expedire ‘extricate ’ (see expedite ). Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something ’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent ’ The notions of ‘speed ’ and ‘purpose ’ are retained in current senses. Sense 1 dates from the late 16th cent.
expeditionary
ex pe di tion ar y |ˌekspəˈdiSHəˌnerē ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəˌnɛri | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or forming an expedition, esp. a military expedition: an expeditionary force.
Oxford Dictionary
expedition
ex ¦ped |ition |ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war: an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco. • the people involved in an expedition: many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses. • informal a short trip made for a particular purpose: a shopping expedition. 2 [ mass noun ] formal promptness or speed in doing something: the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio (n- ), from expedire ‘extricate ’ (see expedite ). Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something ’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent ’. The notions of ‘speed ’ and ‘purpose ’ are retained in current senses. Sense 1 dates from the late 16th cent.
expeditionary
ex ¦ped |ition |ary |ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or forming an expedition, especially a military expedition: an expeditionary force.
American Oxford Thesaurus
expedition
expedition noun 1 an expedition to the South Pole: journey, voyage, tour, odyssey; exploration, safari, trek, hike. 2 informal a shopping expedition: trip, excursion, outing, jaunt. 3 all members of the expedition: group, team, party, crew, band, squad. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See journey . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
expedition
expedition noun 1 Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole: journey, voyage, tour, odyssey; undertaking, enterprise, mission, project, quest, operation, commission, assignment, exploit; exploration, safari, trek, hike, survey; archaic peregrination. 2 informal a shopping expedition: trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run; informal junket, hop. 3 Gould was the only member of the expedition satisfied with its outcome: group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd. 4 formal he was told to use all expedition possible: speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity; alacrity, urgency, readiness, dispatch; rare expeditiousness; literary fleetness, celerity.
Duden Dictionary
Expedition
Ex pe di ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Expediti o n |die Expedition; Genitiv: der Expedition, Plural: die Expeditionen lateinisch expeditio = Beseitigung, Erledigung; Feldzug 1 a Forschungsreise einer Personengruppe [in unerschlossene Gebiete ] eine gefährliche Expedition | eine Expedition [zum Nordpol ] antreten | an einer Expedition teilnehmen b Personengruppe, die eine Expedition 1a unternimmt sich einer Expedition anschließen 2 veraltet Kriegszug eine missglückte Expedition Napoleons 3 [ins Ausland ] entsendete Personengruppe, die [für einen Verband, ein Unternehmen o. Ä.] bestimmte Aufgaben wahrnehmen soll die dreizehnköpfige Expedition des Deutschen Tischtennisbundes 4 a Versand-, Abfertigungsabteilung [einer Firma ] in der Expedition eines Warenhauses arbeiten b Kaufmannssprache, seltener Expedierung
Expeditionsleiter
Ex pe di ti ons lei ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Expediti o nsleiter |Leiter einer Expedition 1a
Expeditionsleiterin
Ex pe di ti ons lei te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Expediti o nsleiterin |weibliche Form zu Expeditionsleiter
Expeditionsmitglied
Ex pe di ti ons mit glied Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Expediti o nsmitglied |Mitglied einer Expedition 1b
Expeditionsteilnehmer
Ex pe di ti ons teil neh mer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Expediti o nsteilnehmer |jemand, der an einer Expedition 1a teilnimmt
Expeditionsteilnehmerin
Ex pe di ti ons teil neh me rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Expediti o nsteilnehmerin |weibliche Form zu Expeditionsteilnehmer
French Dictionary
expédition
expédition n. f. nom féminin 1 Envoi de marchandises. : L ’expédition d ’un colis par avion. 2 Opération militaire en dehors du territoire national. : Une expédition punitive. 3 Voyage d ’exploration. : Une expédition polaire.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
expedition
ex pe di tion /èkspədɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C «…への » 遠征 , 探検 ; 討伐 （とうばつ ）遠征 «to » (!通例危険な場所や訪れたことのない場所へグループで行くことをいう ) ▸ a hunting expedition 狩猟の旅 ▸ go on an expedition to the South Pole 南極点へ旅に出る 2 C 探検隊 , 遠征隊 ▸ the British expedition to the Himalayas イギリスのヒマラヤ遠征隊 3 C ｟しばしばおどけて ｠(ある目的を持った )小旅行 , ちょっと出かけること , お出かけ (trip )▸ a shopping expedition 買い出し 4 U (事を処理する )手早さ , 迅速さ (promptness )▸ with expedition 手早く, 迅速に
expeditionary
ex pe di tion ar y /èkspədɪ́ʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri /形容詞 遠征の ; 探検の ▸ an expeditionary force 遠征軍
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