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Expeditionary — Ex pe*di tion*a*ry, a. Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expeditionary — adjective Date: 1817 of, relating to, or being an expedition; also sent on military service abroad < an expeditionary force > … New Collegiate Dictionary
expeditionary — /ek spi dish euh ner ee/, adj. pertaining to or composing an expedition: an expeditionary force. [1700 10; EXPEDITION + ARY] * * * … Universalium
expeditionary — adj. Expeditionary is used with these nouns: ↑force … Collocations dictionary
expeditionary — adjective expeditionary army/force etc an army etc that is sent to a battle in another country … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expeditionary — /ɛkspəˈdɪʃənri/ (say ekspuh dishuhnree), / ʃənəri/ (say shuhnuhree) adjective relating to or composing an expedition, especially one for military purposes: an expeditionary force …
expeditionary — expedition ► NOUN 1) a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose. 2) formal promptness or speed in doing something. DERIVATIVES expeditionary adjective … English terms dictionary
Expeditionary warfare — is used to describe the organization of a state s military to fight abroad, especially when deployed to fight away from its established bases at home or abroad. Expeditionary forces were in part the antecedent of the modern concept of Rapid… … Wikipedia
Expeditionary Force — is a generic name sometimes applied to a military force dispatched to fight in a foreign country. The term was particularly common in World War I and World War II. Military formations which have had Expeditionary Force in their title include:… … Wikipedia
Expeditionary Training Command — (ETC) is a component command of the United States Navy which falls under the larger umbrella of the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC).Expeditionary Training Command conducts foreign national training by providing Mobile Training Teams to… … Wikipedia
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle — Das Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, kurz EFV, war ein geplantes Amphibienfahrzeug des United States Marine Corps (USMC), dessen Indienststellung für das Jahr 2015 vorgesehen war. Bis Ende des Jahres 2003 wurde die Bezeichnung Advanced Amphibious… … Deutsch Wikipedia
