military expedition

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandexpedition

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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expedition
noun
uk
/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/
an organized journey for a ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandexpeditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary expedition

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The onlymilitaryexpedition, in 1624, ended in a fiasco.
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In any case, the kind of information he provided would be useful to leaders of amilitaryexpedition as well as to explorers and first administrators.
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Everybody, of course, would have preferred—there is no difference of opinion about that—if it had been possible, a joint naval andmilitaryexpedition.
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The myth of security by amilitaryexpeditionhas been proved again and again only to land us into great difficulties.
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Of course, nomilitaryexpeditionwould ever be undertaken that did not justify optimism in its early stages.
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The money which was spent was a fraction compared with the cost of themilitaryexpedition.
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Could it be that excuses had to be invented for amilitaryexpeditionof some sort to produce some sort of military success?
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Loch in person led a joint naval andmilitaryexpeditionagainst him; landed, and threaded the way by a narrow path through thick jungle.
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However, that expedition was not amilitaryexpedition.
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Although themilitaryexpeditionwas a failure, the road continued to be used afterwards.
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The goal of themilitaryexpedition, according to the governor, was to convince them of...
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Rognvald then accompanied the king on a greatmilitaryexpedition.
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Congress did authorize amilitaryexpeditionby statute.
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Anothermilitaryexpeditionwas planned for 18891890, which was divided into two columns.
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Furthermore, if either coastal or inland peoples undertook military expeditions against them, coastal forests were used for refuge.
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Washington privately doubted the commissioners could accomplish anything, and believed amilitaryexpeditionwould be needed to suppress further violence.
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Jervis took with him an army that, combined with the navy, formed a jointmilitaryexpedition.
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Hakon's response to the invasion was to mastermind a massivemilitaryexpeditionof his own.
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Caesar's motivation for the invasion seems to have been his need for gold to pay off his debts and a successfulmilitaryexpeditionto boost his political career.
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