HyperDic: lewis_and_clark_expedition

English > 1 sense of the expression Lewis and Clark Expedition:
NOUNgroupLewis and Clark Expeditionan expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States
English > Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806.
Instance ofexpeditionAn organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

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