expedition (
http://definr.com/expedition)
n 1: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective
in a foreign country [syn:
military expedition, {hostile
expedition}]
2: an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a
particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore
Mars"
3: a journey organized for a particular purpose
4: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
sashays into the field" [syn:
excursion,
jaunt,
outing,
junket,
pleasure trip,
sashay]
5: the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done
with dispatch" [syn:
dispatch,
despatch,
expeditiousness]