Expeditionary

Word EXPEDITIONARY
Character 13
Hyphenation ex pe di tion a ry
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Expeditionary"

What do we mean by expeditionary?

Relating to or constituting an expedition. adjective

Sent on or designed for military operations abroad. adjective

Pertaining to or composing an expedition.

Of or pertaining to an expedition. adjective

Of or pertaining to an expedition adjective

Intended for military operations abroad adjective

(used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad adjective

(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Expeditionary

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The word "expeditionary" in example sentences

America, with its efficient armed forces, with its unique experience in expeditionary missions, will be in an excellent position during the coming debt-renegotiating rounds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Such developments, as Rumsfeld saw them, would help the United States react in expeditionary style to unforeseen emergencies, prosecute the war on terrorism, and hedge against a rising Chinese military without unnecessarily provoking it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In layman's terms, I suppose the difference is that, in expeditionary warfare, we move in to beat up the natives while, in counter-insurgency, we stay still and they beat us up. ❋ Richard (2006)

The building is known as the expeditionary judicial facility. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As I said, if we are building the kind of foreign service and -- that is expeditionary, that is going into very difficult, dangerous areas, to carry out the civilian side of the work of helping a country like Afghanistan rebuild, then we should think about what are the benefits of that service? ❋ Unknown (2008)

The brigade's mission has been called expeditionary because of the undeveloped region to which it's assigned. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Many Germans oppose giving NATO an "expeditionary" function. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The authors do insist that 21st-century "expeditionary" warfare will need versatile surface ships? and that defence is not a discretionary spending item even for impoverished coalitions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Army Colonel Paul Hughes, who was part of a Pentagon "expeditionary" outfit called the ORHA, was tasked to draft a political-military plan for postwar Iraq. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Further to this post, I've now come across something I'd forgotten that may explain how the trick will be done credit to David Pugliese of the Ottawa Citizen for receiving a leaked document: ...the 439 Combat Support Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Que., will be expanded and redesignated as an "expeditionary" unit to better support domestic and international operations. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All this is not to say that the purchases aren't needed--though I still think offshore patrol vessels with higher speed and a real "expeditionary" capability, and without the ice capability, would make more sense. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A Northern Sovereignty Support Centre will be established in Goose Bay, N.L., and the 439 Combat Support Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Que., will be expanded and redesignated as an "expeditionary" unit to better support domestic and international operations. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Furthermore, writes Almond, senior planners say that with so much money and attention being devoted to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan the government's blueprint to transform the armed forces into a nimble "expeditionary" structure is coming unstuck. ❋ Richard (2007)

Since then, defence policy has been dominated by the need to build this so-called "expeditionary" force, to the detriment of the other commitments imposed on our Armed Forces, to the extent that it is largely responsible for the "overstretch" and apparent underspending which blights current operations. ❋ Richard (2007)

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