Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with expedition in American Collocation
expedition
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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/ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
for a particular purpose
archaeological
exploratory
marine
military
naval
scientific
The fjord was unexplored until the Spanish led a scientific expedition there in 1793.
exciting or dangerous
adventurous
daring
gruelling
He planned the diets for gruelling expeditions to the North Pole and Everest.
unsuccessful
doomed
ill-fated
He was a member of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated expedition to cross the Antarctic.
to a particular or distant place
overland
overseas
polar
backpacking
camping
caving
diving
fishing
hunting
kayaking
mountaineering
shopping
whaling
The Cuillin Ridge is definitely the finest mountaineering expedition in Britain.
make an expedition
embark on
go on
make
participate in
undertake
In the early 1900s, a small group of British explorers made several expeditions to the polar regions of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
I was two miles away on an expedition of my own.
organize or lead an expedition
command
conduct
lead
mount
organize
plan
When in Norway, he heard the Germans were to mount an expedition to the Antarctic.