expeditionary
/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri
/adjective [attributive]
Of or forming an expedition, especially a military expedition: an expeditionary force...
- As a result, much of the Army was expeditionary during the Cold War.
- Arguably, this war was the first use of effects-based operations by an expeditionary force.
- Much has been written over the past few years about how the Army must transform to become a joint and expeditionary force.