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expeditionary

expeditionary adjective: of or pertaining to an expedition.

Adjective

expeditionary (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an expedition.
  2. Intended for military operations abroad.
    • an expeditionary force

Noun

expeditionary (plural expeditionaries)

  1. (in plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
    • [...] turned out in its best attire to receive the Brazilian expeditionaries and the group of soldiers representing the gallant U.S. 10th Mountain Division.1966, João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes, The Brazilian Expeditionary Force by Its Commander
    • 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.2013, Matt J. Rossano, Mortal Rituals: What the Story of the Andes Survivors Tells Us About Human Evolution, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 81

expeditionary meaning in Tamil

expeditionary in Tamil

படையெழுச்சிசார்ந்த, படையெழுச்சியின் இயல்புடைய, சுற்றுப்பயணம் சார்ந்த, சுற்றுப்பயணத்தின் தன்மையுடைய

Forms of expeditionary

pluralexpeditionaries

Origin of expeditionary

From expedition + -ary.

Questions about expeditionary

What does expeditionary mean?
Expeditionary means of or pertaining to an expedition.
What is expeditionary in Tamil?
Expeditionary in Tamil is படையெழுச்சிசார்ந்த, படையெழுச்சியின் இயல்புடைய, சுற்றுப்பயணம் சார்ந்த. See Expeditionary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is expeditionary?
Expeditionary can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near expeditionary in the dictionary

  1. expediters
  2. expedites
  3. expediting
  4. expedition
  5. expeditionaries
  6. expeditionary
  7. expeditioned
  8. expeditioner
  9. expeditioners
  10. expeditioning
  11. expeditionist

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