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Definition of Expeditionary
1. Adjective. (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad. "The French expeditionary force in Indochina"
Similar to: Military
Derivative terms: Expedition
Definition of Expeditionary
1. a. Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.
Definition of Expeditionary
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to an expedition ¹
2. Adjective. (military) Intended for military operations abroad ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expeditionary
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expeditionary
Literary usage of Expeditionary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 1914 by John Denton Pinkstone French (1919)
"CHAPTER H THE BRITISH expeditionary FORCE I HAVE thought fit to interrupt my ...
The First expeditionary Force consisted of the First Army Corps (First and ..."
2. Report of the War Trade Board by United States War Trade Board (1920)
"A twofold purpose was accomplished by this means—the furnishing of commodities
badly needed by the American expeditionary Forces and the saving of the ..."
3. Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the by Harry R Stringer (1919)
"He performed a teak of tremendous magnitude with remarkable success, working at
all times with great seal for the American expeditionary Forcee. ..."
4. A Journal of the Great War by Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865- (1921)
"Staff of the American expeditionary Force have been given. The French agency will
have the advantage in the study of this question of first access to French ..."
5. Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the by Harry R. Stringer (1919)
"His service to the American expeditionary Forces was moat valuable. DUVAL, RAYMOND
JE . . Commandant For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished ..."
6. History of American Red Cross Nursing by Lavinia L. Dock (1922)
"CHAPTER VII THE EUROPEAN WAS Cantonments of the New Armies—Embarkation—With the
A merican expeditionary Forces in Great Britain—With the American ..."
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