expeditionary
pronunciation
How to pronounce expeditionary in British English:
UK [ˌekspɪ'dɪʃənˌerɪ]
How to pronounce expeditionary in American English:
US [ˌekspɪ'dɪʃənˌerɪ]
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- Adjective:
- (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
Word Origin
- expeditionary (adj.)
- 1803, from expedition + -ary.
Example
- 1. In any case , they say , the same expeditionary forces would be needed in any crisis , whether in afghanistan or , say , to defend estonia .
- 2. Many post-communist states , and even norway , are nervous that the focus on " expeditionary " operations such as afghanistan has weakened mutual defence under article 5 of the nato charter .
- 3. Modern turkey 's defining event-the defeat of a greek expeditionary force dispatched with western backing-was also the starting-point of a ruthless reform effort whose declared aims included " fighting religion " and ending the theocratic backwardness of the ottomans .
- 4. Instead , they argue , britain should humbly focus on meeting the collective security obligations imposed by nato membership , limiting its expeditionary goals to humanitarian interventions approved by the united nations , rather like canada and some of the scandinavian countries .
- 5. A shortage of helicopters - the workhorses of a naval expeditionary force - makes it hard for the ships to operate with one another .