遠征隊(えんせいたい)

えんせいたい
noun
expedition; expeditionary force
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1. expedition; expeditionary party
A group of people organized and sent to explore, research, or accomplish a specific mission in a distant or challenging location.
遠征隊(えんせいたい)を編成(へんせい)する。
To organize an expedition.
南極(なんきょく)遠征隊(えんせいたい)が出発(しゅっぱつ)した。
The Antarctic expedition departed.
登山(とざん)遠征隊(えんせいたい)は悪天候(あくてんこう)のため頂上(ちょうじょう)への挑戦(ちょうせん)を断念(だんねん)した。
The mountaineering expedition gave up its attempt on the summit due to bad weather.
2. expeditionary force
A military force dispatched to fight in a foreign territory.
遠征隊(えんせいたい)が派遣(はけん)された。
An expeditionary force was dispatched.
歴史(れきし)の授業(じゅぎょう)でモンゴル遠征隊(えんせいたい)について学(まな)んだ。
In history class, we studied the Mongol expeditionary force.
大規模(だいきぼ)な遠征隊(えんせいたい)が海(うみ)を渡(わた)って敵地(てきち)に上陸(じょうりく)した。
A large-scale expeditionary force crossed the sea and landed in enemy territory.

A compound of 遠征(えんせい) (expedition) and 隊(たい) (group, squad, party). Can refer to both civilian exploration/research expeditions and military expeditionary forces. In modern usage, sense 1 (civilian expedition) is more common, especially in contexts of mountaineering, polar exploration, and scientific research.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 探検隊(たんけんたい): exploration party — focuses on discovering unknown areas
  • 調査隊(ちょうさたい): survey/research team — focuses on investigation and data collection
  • 遠征(えんせい): expedition — the act or event itself, without the group implication

Related Words

Compare: 探検隊(たんけんたい) (exploration party)
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