expeditionary
Adjective
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Adjective
expeditionary (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to an expedition.
- (military) Intended for military operations abroad.
- an expeditionary force
expeditionary (plural expeditionaries)
- (chiefly, in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
- 1966, João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes, The Brazilian Expeditionary Force by Its Commander:
- [...] turned out in its best attire to receive the Brazilian expeditionaries and the group of soldiers representing the gallant U.S. 10th Mountain Division.
- 2013, Matt J. Rossano, Mortal Rituals: What the Story of the Andes Survivors Tells Us About Human Evolution, Columbia University Press (ISBN 9780231535465), page 81:
- He who had been left for dead, rose again in three days to become the leader of the expeditionaries and, in a very real way (albeit not exclusively), [...]. Antonio “ Tintin” Vizintin was brave and strong, qualities that made him a good expeditionary.
- 1966, João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes, The Brazilian Expeditionary Force by Its Commander:
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