The meaning of Expeditions

noun

Brisk and cheerful readiness.

Usage examples:

She accepted the invitation with alacrity

noun

Speed and interest

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He invited us all to visit, and we agreed with alacrity.

noun

Speed and eagerness

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She accepted the money with alacrity.

noun

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

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A homework assignment

An undertaking that you have been told to perform

noun

A particular job or responsibility given to you

Usage examples:

[ c ] the homework assignment was to read chapter 2 in our history book.

noun

The quality of being quick and energetic

Usage examples:

She climbed the stairs with her usual briskness., they headed to the car with a youthful briskness.

noun

Swiftness of movement.

Usage examples:

An individual's crime calculus is influenced by three factors: certainty, severity, and celerity of…

noun

Speed

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

Usage examples:

One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

Usage examples:

The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

Usage examples:

Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

He dispatched messages back to base

noun

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

verb

To send someone or something to a place for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and dispatch office…

noun

A project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one.

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A joint enterprise between french and japanese companies

noun

An organization, esp. a business, or a difficult and important plan, esp. one that will earn money

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[ u ] private enterprise, [ c ] the road is bordered by shopping centers, restaurants, retail outle…

noun

An organization, a company, or a business

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A manufacturing/catering/farming enterprise, a large/small/medium-sized enterprise, a state/state-o…

noun

A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.

Usage examples:

An excursion to london zoo

noun

A short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

Usage examples:

My class is going on an excursion to niagara falls.

verb

Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

Usage examples:

500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

noun

A bold or daring feat.

Usage examples:

Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value

noun

A brave, interesting, or unusual act

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Daredevil exploits, he is not content to limit himself to his exploits on the basketball court., th…

noun

The action of exploring an unfamiliar area.

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Space exploration

noun

The ability to run or move quickly

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They relied on their excellent eyesight and fleetness of foot., he was saved only by the fleetness …

noun

Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

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Working with feverish haste

verb

Archaic term for hasten.

noun

The act of saying or doing things in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

Usage examples:

He has very few weak points, but one of them is his hastiness and lack of forethought., bright crit…

noun

A long walk or walking tour.

Usage examples:

A five-mile hike across rough terrain

verb

Walk for a long distance, especially across country.

Usage examples:

They hiked across the moors

verb

To walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

We plan to hike from lake to lake., i’ve got to hike back to my car to get my jacket., dairies have…

noun

A short excursion or journey made for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Her regular jaunts to europe

verb

Go on a short journey for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They went jaunting through ireland

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

A trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

Usage examples:

He was planning a six-week journey to china., as we journeyed north, the weather improved.

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

noun

A long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience.

Usage examples:

His odyssey from military man to politician

proper noun

A greek hexameter epic poem traditionally ascribed to homer, describing the travels of odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the fall of troy. he eventually returned home to ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife penelope during his absence.

noun

A long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something

Usage examples:

The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth.

noun

The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.

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Restrictions on the operation of market forces

noun

A mathematical process, such as addition, in which one set of numbers is produced from another

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She underwent a six-hour open-heart operation., [ u ] several printing presses are in operation (= …

noun

The fact of operating or being active

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Come into/begin operation we expect the new procedure to come into operation early next year., be o…

noun

A trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less.

Usage examples:

A family outing to weston-super-mare

verb

Reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).

noun

A short trip, taken for pleasure or entertainment

Usage examples:

A family outing, an outing to the beach

noun

A journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Usage examples:

She kept aunt ilsa company on her peregrinations

noun

A long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot

noun

An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

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A research project

verb

Estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data.

Usage examples:

Spending was projected at £72,900 million

verb

A planned undertaking

noun

The quality of acting quickly and without delay.

Usage examples:

He arranges everything with extraordinary promptitude and foresight

noun

The quality of doing something quickly and without delay, or at the arranged time

Usage examples:

The company should pay suppliers with reasonable promptness.

noun

A long or arduous search for something.

Usage examples:

The quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified

verb

Search for something.

Usage examples:

He was a real scientist, questing after truth

noun

A long search for something that is difficult to find

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A quest for the meaning of life

noun

The quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time.

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An athlete with outstanding quickness and agility

noun

The quality of being fast

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The quickness of his movements, her quickness to understand

noun

The quality of moving or reacting with great speed.

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The fish sank into the sand with such rapidity that it must be seen to be believed

noun

The state of being fully prepared for something.

Usage examples:

Your muscles tense in readiness for action

noun

An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in east africa.

Usage examples:

One week on safari

noun

A trip to watch, photograph, or hunt wild animals in their natural environment

Usage examples:

For his vacation, he plans to go on safari in kenya.

noun

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate.

Usage examples:

We turned on to the runway and began to gather speed

verb

Move quickly.

Usage examples:

I got into the car and home we sped

noun

(a) rate at which something moves or happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] a speed of 25 miles per hour, [ u ] both cars were traveling at high speed., [ u ] they came …

noun

The quality of being quick

Usage examples:

Thank you for the speediness of your response., our goal is speediness and efficiency.

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

noun

The quality of moving at high speed.

Usage examples:

Kay had the upper hand with her agility and swiftness

noun

The quality of happening quickly or immediately

Usage examples:

He was surprised by the swiftness of the move.

noun

A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.

Usage examples:

A motoring tour of scotland

verb

Make a tour of (an area).

Usage examples:

He decided to tour france

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

verb

Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

Usage examples:

He tripped over his cat

noun

A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun

A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.

Usage examples:

She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

noun

A formal pledge or promise to do something.

Usage examples:

I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation

noun

The action of catching up with and passing another vehicle while travelling on the inside.

Usage examples:

The highway code discourages undertaking on motorways

verb

Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.

Usage examples:

A firm of builders undertook the construction work

noun

Importance requiring swift action.

Usage examples:

The discovery of the ozone hole gave urgency to the issue of cfcs

noun

The quality of being very important and needing attention immediately

Usage examples:

It now is a matter of urgency that aid reaches the famine area., she stressed the urgency of an ear…

noun

The speed of something in a given direction.

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The velocities of the emitted particles

noun

The speed at which something is traveling

Usage examples:

The wind velocity recorded at the airport was 78 miles per hour at 4 p.m.

noun

The speed at which something happens or moves

Usage examples:

If national companies cannot produce at the same velocity that people demand goods, they need to im…

noun

A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.

Usage examples:

His voyage to america

verb

Go on a voyage.

Usage examples:

He spent part of his life voyaging along the south african coast

noun

A long trip, esp. by ship

Usage examples:

Christopher columbus brought cattle on his second voyage to america in 1493.