26984 words

exploration

6 definitions • 14 examples
1
the activity of travelling to and around a place, especially one where you have never been or few people have been before, in order to find out more about it:

Examples:

exploration of Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.
space exploration Will space exploration ever reach beyond our solar system?
polar exploration These were some of the coldest conditions ever endured in polar exploration.
underwater exploration Divers love this spot because the clear, green, unpolluted sea is perfect for underwater explorations.
2
the activity of searching in a place in order to find a particular thing, usually something valuable:

Examples:

exploration for He wanted to allow more exploration for oil and gas.
oil exploration Our hike revealed the splendour of the region as well as the damage caused by oil exploration.
They were given permission to conduct mineral explorations.
3
the activity of examining something to find out more about it, or a piece of writing, film, etc. that examines something in this way:

Examples:

exploration of We need to carry out a full exploration of all the alternatives.
Her hypothesis is plausible and merits exploration.
4
the act of traveling to a place or searching a place in order to learn about it:

Examples:

[ U ] oil/gas exploration
[ U ] space exploration
5
the act of searching for something:

Examples:

oil/gas/mineral exploration
6
the act of going to a place to learn about it:

Examples:

space/marine/Arctic exploration

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