expeditionary
adjective
ex·pe·di·tion·ary
ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shə-ˌner-ē 
: of, relating to, or being an expedition
also
: sent on military service abroad
an expeditionary force
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In 2020, an American drone killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the expeditionary arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Axis’s fabled leader.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
In February last year, a Dark Eagle system was deployed over 3,100 miles from Washington state to Florida for a full rehearsal of expeditionary hypersonic launch capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Key highlights of the exercise included joint training in outlying island defense scenarios, with enhanced focus on expeditionary advanced base operations—referring to the use of mobile forces from austere, temporary locations ashore or inshore in a maritime area.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Imperial Japan provoked a two-front war, fighting Chinese armies on the Asian mainland and American expeditionary forces at sea, which proved too much to bear.
—Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
In February last year, a Dark Eagle system was deployed over 3,100 miles from Washington state to Florida for a full rehearsal of expeditionary hypersonic launch capabilities.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Key highlights of the exercise included joint training in outlying island defense scenarios, with enhanced focus on expeditionary advanced base operations—referring to the use of mobile forces from austere, temporary locations ashore or inshore in a maritime area.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Imperial Japan provoked a two-front war, fighting Chinese armies on the Asian mainland and American expeditionary forces at sea, which proved too much to bear.
—Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Expeditionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expeditionary. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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expeditionary
adjective
ex·pe·di·tion·ary
ek-spə-ˈdish-ə-ˌner-ē
: sent on military service abroad
an expeditionary force
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