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Exploration   /ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən/  /ˌɛksplɔrˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Exploration

noun
1.
To travel for the purpose of discovery.  Synonym: geographic expedition.
2.
A careful systematic search.
3.
A systematic consideration.



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"Exploration" Quotes from Famous Books



... for some minutes in an endeavour to find the translation; then, reflecting that this was neither the time nor place for deciphering cryptograms, he placed it carefully in an inner pocket, and after a hasty exploration of the passage beyond which did not reveal anything interesting except from an archaeological point of view, he thoughtfully mounted to the ...
— The Ashiel mystery - A Detective Story • Mrs. Charles Bryce
... I, "that I have a talent for exploration and discovery. Had it not been for this stream, I should not have thought of such a thing as allowing Captain Jabe and Abner to sail off by themselves ...
— The House of Martha • Frank R. Stockton
... some time before this monument to an unfortunate genius, then started on a lively exploration of the streets and shops, which was perhaps more interesting to the ladies than to their escort. At any rate it was with something like a sigh of relief that he at length glanced at his watch, and declared it was time to meet the captain in the ...
— All Aboard - A Story for Girls • Fannie E. Newberry
... forbid her further progress. But she would not turn back, for she could not believe that Andrew had perished. She would have heard the fall of his body or its splash in the water beneath and so she continued to climb and clamber though every step appeared to make further exploration ...
— A Knight of the Nets • Amelia E. Barr
... spot on the coasts of the globe, and who have to their hand concentrated and preserved foods, a surer knowledge of the causes of tropical diseases, and outfits of non-perishable medicines sufficient for many years within the space of a few cubic inches. Commissariat and health are the keys to all exploration in uncivilised regions. Wallace accomplished his work on the shortest of commons and lay weeks at a time sick through inability to replenish ...
— Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences Vol 2 (of 2) • James Marchant


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