expeditionary force

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ˌexpeˈditionary force noun [countable]  PMAa group of soldiers that is sent to another country to fight in a war 〔派往国外参战的〕远征军

Examples from the Corpus

expeditionary force• Christopher then embarked on a diatribe about the difficulties of an expeditionary force in hiatus.• In September Parliament sent an expeditionary force against them, under Warwick as admiral.• The last gamble, which would make concession unnecessary, was a new expeditionary force to defeat the rebels.• The Nanny Ogg expeditionary force corkscrewed up the spiral staircase.• Dalek firepower threatens to destroy the expeditionary force until the attackers hit on the idea of disabling the city's power generators.

ˌexpeˈditionary force nounChineseSyllable  

country a to another sent is of group that Corpus soldiers to

expeditionary force
ˌexpeˈditionary force noun [countable]
a group of soldiers that is sent to another country to fight in a war

ex·ped·ition·ary forceBrE /ˌekspəˈdɪʃənri fɔːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌekspəˈdɪʃəneri fɔːrs/ 🔊 noun [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of soldiers who are sent to another country to fight in a war （派往国外参战的）远征军