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| anabasis |
any large-scale military expedition or march, esp. one from a coast to the interior. |
| Christopher Columbus |
an Italian navigator and explorer, and leader of the Spanish expedition that landed in America in 1492 (b.1451?--d.1506). |
| expeditionary |
pertaining to, constituting, or used in a trip undertaken for a specific purpose, esp. a military expedition. |
| Golden Fleece |
in Greek mythology, the fleece of a golden, winged ram which is the object of the expedition of Jason and the Argonauts. [1/2 definitions] |
| headhunt |
an expedition whose purpose is head-hunting. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lewis and Clark |
Meriwether Lewis (b.1774--d.1809) and William Clark (b.1770--d.1838), U.S. leaders of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807. |
| Meriwether Lewis |
U.S. co-leader with William Clark of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1774--d.1809). |
| Polyphemos |
in certain Greek myths, the Argonaut who assisted Hercules in finding a lost expedition member. [1/2 definitions] |
| safari |
an expedition for observing or hunting large animals, esp. in Africa. [1/2 definitions] |
| shoot |
a shooting contest or a hunting expedition. [1/19 definitions] |
| victual |
to provide a supply of food for (usu. an army, expedition, or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| William Clark |
U.S. co-leader with Meriwether Lewis of an expedition to explore the uncharted American West, from Missouri to Oregon, from 1804 to 1807 (b.1770--d.1838). |
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