dɪˈspætʃ dəˈspætʃ dɪˈspætʃ dəˈspætʃ dɪˈspætʃ ɛks.kɜː(ɹ).ʒən ɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈdʒɔːnt ˈdʒʌŋkɪt ˈaʊtɪŋ ˈsæʃeɪ a journey organized for a particular purpose a journey taken for pleasure many summer excursions to the shore it was merely a pleasure trip after cautious sashays into the field a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country the property of being prompt and efficient it was done with dispatch an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose an expedition was sent to explore Mars