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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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 Iran has run intelligence operations in South America in the past, particularly through the expeditionary Quds, or Jerusalem, Force of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 The United States has welcomed an expeditionary Europe, whether the challenge has been counterterrorism or managing the revisionist activities of China or Russia. —

Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expeditionary