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EXPEDITIONARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does expeditionary mean?
• EXPEDITIONARY (adjective)
The adjective EXPEDITIONARY has 1 sense:
1. (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
Familiarity information: EXPEDITIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
Context example:
the French expeditionary force in Indochina
Similar:
military (associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Derivation:
expedition (a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country)
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