short+journey

  • 121expedition — noun 1 (C) a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to a place that is dangerous or that has not been visited before: Brown led an expedition to the top of Kilimanjaro. 2 (C) the group of people that make this journey: He was the …

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  • 122expedition */*/ — UK [ˌekspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms expedition : singular expedition plural expeditions 1) a) a long journey organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place expedition to: the 1910 expedition to… …

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  • 123tour*/*/ — [tʊə] noun I 1) [C] a journey in which you visit several different places The president plans a European tour next month.[/ex] We went on a 10 day tour of central Africa.[/ex] 2) [C/U] a journey in which a person or group visits several different …

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  • 124errand — n. 1 a short journey, esp. on another s behalf, to take a message, collect goods, etc. 2 the object of such a journey. Phrases and idioms: errand of mercy a journey to relieve suffering etc. Etymology: OE aeligrende f. Gmc …

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  • 125hop — I UK [hɒp] / US [hɑp] verb [intransitive] Word forms hop : present tense I/you/we/they hop he/she/it hops present participle hopping past tense hopped past participle hopped 1) to move forward by jumping on one foot The little girl was hopping… …

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  • 1262005 in literature — The year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books. Events* 400th anniversary of Cervantes publication of the first part of Don Quixote. * February 25 Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be… …

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  • 127Carreras Tobacco Company — The House of Carreras was a tobacco business that was established in London in the nineteenth century by a nobleman from Spain, Don Jose Carreras Ferrer. It continued as an independent company until November 1958, when it merged with Rothmans of… …

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  • 128Princess Charlotte of Wales — Princess Leopold of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony A portrait of Charlotte by George Dawe Spouse Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld …

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