expedition | a journey organized for a particular purpose |
campaign hunting expedition safari | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
exploration geographic expedition | to travel for the purpose of discovery |
excursion jaunt outing junket pleasure trip expedition sashay | a journey taken for pleasure, many summer excursions to the shore, it was merely a pleasure trip, after cautious sashays into the field |
military service | land tenure by service in the lord's army |
press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
campaign cause crusade drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
advertising campaign ad campaign ad blitz | an organized program of advertisements |
charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support |
campaigning candidacy candidature electioneering political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
front-porch campaigning front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
fundaising campaign fundaising drive fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
whispering campaign | the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
sales campaign | an advertising campaign intended to promote sales |
publicelations campaign | an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations |
military censorship | all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces |
military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
military action action | a military engagement, he saw action in Korea |
operation military operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign), it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation | a military training exercise |
campaign military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
expedition military expedition hostile expedition | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
naval campaign | an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea |
mission military mission | an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters, the planes were on a bombing mission |
military ceremony | a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
siege besieging beleaguering military blockade | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
Dardanelles Dardanelles campaign | the unsuccessful campaign in World War I () by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia, defeated by the Turks |
Okinawa Okinawa campaign | a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June ), in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese, considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans |
Petersburg Petersburg Campaign | the final campaign of the American Civil War (-), Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee |
Wilderness Campaign | American Civil War, a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign () against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses |
campaign hat | a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown, formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel |
headquarters HQ military headquarters | the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command, the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents |
military hospital | hospital for soldiers and other military personnel |
military installation | any facility servicing military forces |
military post post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed, this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby, there is an officer's club on the post |
military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
military uniform | prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
warplane military plane | an aircraft designed and used for combat |
dispatch despatch expedition expeditiousness | the property of being prompt and efficient, it was done with dispatch |
military capability military strength strength military posture posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war, we faced an army of great strength, politicians have neglected our military posture |
fishing expedition | an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information |
military science | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
commission military commission | an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
salute military greeting | a formal military gesture of respect |
military intelligence | information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations |
military march military music martial music | brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade |
military ceremony | a formal ceremony performed by military personnel |