Expeditionary is an English word with synonyms like military. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Expeditionary in a sentence
Expeditionary meaning
- Of or pertaining to an expedition.
- Intended for military operations abroad.
Synonyms of Expeditionary
Using Expeditionary
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to an expedition. | Intended for military operations abroad.
- Useful related words include: military.
- In the example corpus, expeditionary often appears in combinations such as: expeditionary force, marine expeditionary, an expeditionary.
Context around Expeditionary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expeditionary
- In this selection, "expeditionary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marine, british, proven, force, unit and fast stand out and add context to how "expeditionary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13th marine expeditionary unit carried and 15th marine expeditionary unit meu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expeditionary" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and anzac, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expeditionary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The British Army cannot sustain a complete expeditionary armored brigade. (10 words)
Here, around 100 elephants helped to crush a Roman expeditionary force. (11 words)
The system is run by the Army's 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. (19 words)
On Friday, the service with a similar post prominently featuring a Marine from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) looking through the sights of his M27 rifle equipped with what appears to be a scope like the one mounted on Yaste’s firearm. (43 words)
As the head of the Quds, or Jerusalem Force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Soleimani led Iran’s expeditionary forces and frequently moved between Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, acting as mastermind behind Iran’s Middle East ambitions. (38 words)
Rumors circulated for weeks over head of the expeditionary arm of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Esmail Qaani’s status after an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut in late September. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Based on Austal’s proven Expeditionary Fast Transport ship (EPF) platform, the EMS will be manufactured in Austal USA’s aluminium manufacturing line, following the completion of the last Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF 16).
The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit carried out “integrated expeditionary strike force” operations on Saturday.
His expertise was crucial to the success of more than seven contingency missions, supporting joint special operations partners and air expeditionary wing commanders.
In 1917, the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force deployed to France during World War I landed in St. Nazaire.
Mr Churcher was sent to a railhead outside Dunkirk where the German Blitzkrieg forced the British Expeditionary Force troops back to the beaches.
Wing Commander Scott Maccoll, Commander of the RAF’s 140 Expeditionary Air Wing, said тАЬit was great to see the UK and German elements operate as one team.
Here, around 100 elephants helped to crush a Roman expeditionary force.
Likewise, Russell Wahlay leverages the insights from his multiple deployments to enhance the operational strategies of the Transatlantic Expeditionary District.
On Friday, the service with a similar post prominently featuring a Marine from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) looking through the sights of his M27 rifle equipped with what appears to be a scope like the one mounted on Yaste’s firearm.
Rumors circulated for weeks over head of the expeditionary arm of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Gen. Esmail Qaani’s status after an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut in late September.
She received many awards and decorations during her time with the Army Reserves, including the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and others.
Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, the hospital was classified as a ‘war hospital’ and destined to receive wounded soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force fighting in France.
The British Army cannot sustain a complete expeditionary armored brigade.
The system is run by the Army's 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.
The Wasp and the New York are part of the amphibious ready group and carry a Marine expeditionary unit that could be used if any evacuation of U.S. personnel is required.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Edly Hyppolite, a retention officer assigned to 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, received an Army Commendation Medal for being the top I Corps retention officer.
A brooch and letter from Gladys, unused cigarettes and a French language guide for the Expeditionary force were also found inside along with fragments of the shell that inflicted his fatal wounds.
As the head of the Quds, or Jerusalem Force of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Soleimani led Iran’s expeditionary forces and frequently moved between Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, acting as mastermind behind Iran’s Middle East ambitions.
At the same time the U.S. expeditionary force operated large fortified bases, supplying mobile formations a refuge before they ventured into action or after they returned from the field.
Canada also made a huge contribution to the war, with the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in most of the major battles on the Western Front from 1915.
Common combinations with expeditionary
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: