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US
/ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
]
[ UK /ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənəɹi/ ]
[ UK /ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənəɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
the French expeditionary force in Indochina
How To Use expeditionary In A Sentence
- As the Air Force has become more expeditionary, the focus on fitness has increased.
- But minor skirmishes continued and in 1625 Charles I, having been rebuffed by the infanta of Spain, sent in an expeditionary force commanded by Sir Edward Cecil to Andalucía.
- An enemy will try to exploit this advantage to deny access to our air and space expeditionary task forces.
- The Army must develop joint and expeditionary views, to transition to combat faster.
- the French expeditionary force in Indochina
- Research Service covering New Zealanders who served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces (NZEF) during World War 1 (1914-18). Netvouz - new bookmarks
- When expeditionary forces are on the move, aircraft maintenance assures that airframes can maintain the force flow required by the war fighter.
- Malone was assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. and served as an anti-tank missileman. SplicedFeed
- The British Expeditionary Force, made up of regular army units and later reinforced by the Territorials, was a professional army and the bulk of the population had no ties with it.
- It was the first time since 1945 that Britain had faced an assault on its sovereignty, and its military commanders had never considered this type of expeditionary warfare.