hunting expedition

collocation in English

meaningsofhuntingandexpedition

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hunting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɪŋ/
chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, ...
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expedition
noun
uk
/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/
an organized journey for a ...
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(Definition ofhuntingandexpeditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There, again, one remembers the extraordinary circumstances in which that visit began, a merehuntingexpedition, and so on.
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The trio are off to ahuntingexpedition.
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One day, on ahuntingexpedition, he mortally wounds a white doe, but he is injured as well.
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Their prayers were answered when the chief found a new-born girl child during ahuntingexpedition.
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A hundred years pass and a prince from another family spies the hidden castle during ahuntingexpedition.
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At the same time it would also have been an adventuroushuntingexpeditionthat could have returned profitable gains.
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Eventually he left the loch for good in the early 1980s to allegedly embark on a treasurehuntingexpedition.
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One day, he ventured off into the woods on ahuntingexpedition.
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She was raised by animals and her first human contact was in the form of a prince who had lost his way during ahuntingexpedition.
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In one tradition, the sons were away on ahuntingexpeditionat the time of their father's death, and were thus unable to affect the assembly's choice.
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It should be borne in mind that the hunting expeditions described only target migrating birds.
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These same dogs, living on the outskirts of towns, and which cause road accidents, may have been going to, or returning from, sheep or poultry hunting expeditions.
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He became a plantsman, sponsoring plant hunting expeditions in order to fill the castle garden with new acquisitions.
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This station was later used by hunting expeditions.
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He requested two persons to be sent to him for discussions and also stated that he was preoccupied with hunting expeditions.
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Now, commercial ships operate in the lake catering to tourism for fishing, sight seeing and for hunting expeditions.
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These would put into action the requirements for war, hunting expeditions, and camp moves as decided by the tribal chiefs.
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What is now the park used to be a ceremonial ground and a gathering place for hunting expeditions.
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These tasks were performed by corve labor under state supervision, often in the context of hunting expeditions.
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