Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: expeditionary
IPA transcription: [,ɛkspəd'ɪʃən,ɛɹi]
Pronunciations of expeditionary
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: expeditionary
    Meaning: (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad; "the French expeditionary force in Indochina"
Usage examples
  • Sent to France as commander-in-chief of American Expeditionary Force. 1919.
  • The Government needed a man upon whom it could absolutely rely to be Commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Forces.
  • It may be artificial: some old "war-trail" of the Comanches, erst trodden by their expeditionary parties on the maraud to Tamaulipas, Coahuila, or New Leon.
  • That night it was arranged that the following day Smith-Oldwick and Bertha Kircher should be transported to British headquarters near the coast by aeroplane, the two planes attached to the expeditionary force being requisitioned for the purpose.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording World War I, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Wake Island, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edward VII, License CC BY-SA 4.0