EXPEDITIONS

"EXPEDITIONS" is a plural of: expedition.

Date "EXPEDITIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Domain	Definition
Health	Usually refers to planned scientific data-gathering excursions. (references)
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A list of well-known expeditions.

Lewis and Clark expedition.

Crosswords: EXPEDITIONS

English words defined with "EXPEDITIONS": Admiral Byrd ♦ Byrd ♦ Carson, Charles Francis Hall, Christopher Carson, crusade ♦ hall ♦ John Ross ♦ Kit Carson, Kund Johan Victor Rasmussen ♦ Otto Neumann Sverdrup ♦ Rasmussen, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Ross ♦ Sir John Ross, Sverdrup. (references)

Specialty definitions using "EXPEDITIONS": DELILAH ♦ GUIDE, ALPINE ♦ laboratory assistant ♦ POLO ♦ research assistant ♦ SCIENTIFIC HELPER ♦ Whiteboys. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions (Springer-Praxis Series in Space Science and Technology) (reference) Spirits of the Water: Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 17741910 (reference) The Expeditions of Amundsen (Exploration Through the Ages) (reference) The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (Volume 2) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Attic Expeditions (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Ivory Expeditions (reference) Northern Exposure III: Expeditions (reference) The Sirius Expeditions (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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	Pl. XLI. 154. Aldrovandria rostrata, (Gunther) Goode and Bean. From Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. XXII. 155, 155A. Aldrovandia macrochira, (Gunther), Goode and Bean. From off Havana in 242 fathoms. 156. Aldrovandia phalacrus, (Vaillant), Goode and Bean. From Vaillant, "Expeditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman.". Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.		A bottom sediment map. Published in "Three Cruises of the Blake", Alexander Agassiz, 1888. P. 286. The majority of the sediment samples in this map were obtained as the result of Coast Survey expeditions between the 1840's and 1880's. Library Call Number QH93.A26 1888 v.1. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Figure 11. Meter for use with Buchet plankton net, devised by Gaston Buchet in 1892. Left: front view. Right: side view. This instrument was designed to capture pelagic animals while being towed at a relatively high rate of speed. It was tested off Iceland in 1892 and also used in a number of expeditions of Prince Albert I of Monaco. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Figure 46. Hirondelle sled trawl devised by Prince Albert I of Monaco for use on l'HIRONDELLE in 1886. This type of trawl was very successful and used over the course of 30 years in the various scientific expeditions of Prince Albert I of Monaco and continued to be used later by small vessels of the Oceanographic Museum. It was first used in 60 meters of water in the Gulf of Gascogne in 1886. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Figure 57. Trawl line hooks. Top: Hooks with their leaders. Bottom: an individual hook. The hooks were spread out along the same line and used to good advantage for catching fish, similar to what is called long-lining today. Prince Albert I of Monaco used this method in his first scientific expeditions. This method was particularly used by Henry Bouree for his studies. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Figure 1. A drilled roller (round boulder) used as a sounding weight. Figure 2 . Ordinary sounding lead weight, sometimes attaining many kilograms. The lead dates from the Christian era. The trapezoidal form with a recess for tallow and acquiring bottom samples dates from a few centuries back. In this form, millio ns of sounding were made. Fig. 3. French sounding lead used in many expeditions. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Dead man lying on ground next to rifle--U.S. Army expeditions in Central Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.		Portraits of African Americans, including Moses Platt, taken during recording expeditions in Louisiana and Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	It has accomplished wonders far surpassing Egyptian pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and Gothic cathedrals; it has conducted expeditions that put in the shade all former Exoduses of nations and crusades. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	No wonder that Alexander carried the Iliad with him on his expeditions in a precious casket.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Maldives	Some also offer deep-sea fishing expeditions and require fishing gear and specialized sport fishing craft as well as dive boats. (references)
	Chad	The French first penetrated Chad in 1891, establishing their authority through military expeditions primarily against the Muslim kingdoms. (references)
	Dominica	Dominica was officially neutral for the next century, but the attraction of its resources remained; rival expeditions of British and French foresters were harvesting timber by the start of the 18th century. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	The expeditions which have been completed were carried on under the authority and at the expense of the United States by the militia of Kentucky, whose enterprise, intrepidity, and good conduct are entitled of peculiar commendation.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	One hundred expeditions of circumnavigation like those of Cook and La Prouse would not burden the exchequer of the nation fitting them out so much as the ways and means of defraying a single campaign in war.
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"EXPEDITIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.45% of the time. "EXPEDITIONS" is used about 388 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	98.45%	382	14,400
Noun (proper)	1.55%	6	143,867
Total	100.00%	388	N/A

Expression using "EXPEDITIONS": Scientific Ice Expeditions. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "EXPEDITIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		lejrskole (outdoor expeditions and classes). (various references)

Dutch		schoolwerkweek (outdoor expeditions and classes). (various references)

French		classes vertes (outdoor expeditions and classes). (various references)

German		Expeditionen, Entdeckungsreisen. (various references)

Greek		εκδρομή της τάξης στην ύπαιθρο (outdoor expeditions and classes). (various references)

Italian		colonia scolastica in campagna (outdoor expeditions and classes). (various references)

Pig Latin		expeditionsay

Portuguese		expedições. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"EXPEDITIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dxpedition, dxpeditions, expadition, Expedicio, expedicion, expedicione, expeditio, expendition, expetition, expidition, expiditions. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "EXPEDITIONS" (pronounced e'kspudi"shunz)
7	-u d i" sh u n z	additions, editions, traditions.
6	-d i" sh u n z	auditions, conditions, preconditions, renditions.
5	-i" sh u n z	academicians, acquisitions, admissions, admonitions, ambitions, ammunitions, apparitions, clinicians, coalitions, commissions, competitions, compositions, definitions, depositions, dietitians, dispositions, electricians, emissions, exhibitions, expositions, geriatricians, inhibitions, intermissions, juxtapositions, magicians, mathematicians, missions, munitions, musicians, obstetricians, omissions, opticians, partitions, patricians, pediatricians, permissions, petitions, physicians, politicians, positions, predispositions, prohibitions, propositions, remissions, repetitions, rhetoricians, statisticians, submissions, superstitions, suppositions, suspicions, tacticians, technicians, theoreticians, transitions, transmissions, tuitions.
4	-sh u n z	abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, actions, adaptations, addictions, administrations, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, communications, compensations, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, educations, egyptians, elections, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emotions, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expirations, explanations, explorations, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstructions, occupations, oceans, operations, oppressions, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, passions, patients, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permutations, perturbations, plantations, pontifications, populations, portions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, predictions, predilections, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, subscriptions, substitutions, summations, suspensions, syndications, tabulations, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, translations, tribulations, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations.
3	-u n z	abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-i-n-o-p-s-t-x"
	-1 letter: expedition, pentoxides.
	-2 letters: exposited, pentoxide.
	-3 letters: editions, epidotes, epoxides, pentodes, poetised, sedition.
	-4 letters: deities, denotes, depones, deposit, despite, destine, detoxes, dioxins, dipnets, dopiest, edition, endites, epidote, episode, epoxide, epoxied, epoxies, existed, expends, exposed, exposit, extends, indexes, indites, inosite, iodines, ionised, openest, oxidise, pentode, pentose, peonies, pieties, piniest, pinites, pintoes, podites, poetise, pointed, pointes, posited.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-i-n-o-p-s-t-x"
	+4 letters: expeditiousness.
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