What does expédition in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word expédition in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use expédition in French.

The word expédition in French means dispatch, shipment, consignment, dispatch, dispatching, expedition, exploration, outing, trip, punitive raid, punitive expedition, shipping costs, delivery costs, dosage, dosage, mailing tube, shipping tube. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word expédition

dispatch, shipment, consignment

nom féminin (envoi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette société réalise toutes ses expéditions par la poste.
This company sends all its dispatches by post.

dispatch, dispatching

nom féminin (traitement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'expédition des affaires courantes lui prend cinq minutes.
The dispatch of current business takes him five minutes.

expedition, exploration

nom féminin (exploration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les météorologues sont partis en expédition au Pôle Nord.
The meteorologists left on an expedition to the North Pole.

outing, trip

nom féminin (déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les expéditions familiales sont souvent mémorables.
Family outings are often memorable.

punitive raid, punitive expedition

nom féminin (virée de vengeance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shipping costs, delivery costs

nom masculin pluriel (coût lié au transport)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

dosage

nom féminin (mélange sucré pour vin effervescent) (winemaking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La liqueur d'expédition est un mélange de sucre de canne et de vieux vin de champagne.

dosage

nom féminin (liqueur d'expédition) (winemaking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après le dégorgement, le vigneron ajoute une liqueur de dosage à son champagne.

mailing tube, shipping tube

nom masculin (enveloppe cylindrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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