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Meanings of exploration (explorations) in English

Portuguese
exploração
Catalan
exploració
Spanish
exploración geográfica

To travel for the purpose of discovery.

        exploração
        Usage of explorations in English
        1
        If everyone went right to bed, they could continue their new explorations.
        The Land of Painted Caves
        2
        These explorations generally begin with the asking of a simple unasked question.
        Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of ever...
        3
        So far their physical explorations with each other had involved only kisses.
        Family ties
        4
        He was tempted to continue his explorations, but reluctantly withdrew his hand.
        Rock my world
        5
        In 1849, began the series of explorations that continued till his death.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era / A Supplementa...
        6
        But I must make my discoveries and explorations in my own way.
        Angel Island
        7
        Probably he should make some token explorations on foot, he thought reluctantly.
        Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
        8
        She accordingly ventured out in the most guarded manner, to make explorations.
        Eveline Mandeville / Or, The Horse Thief Rival
        9
        He seemed much stronger and took a deeper interest in their explorations.
        Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
        10
        After 1776 Alexander Henry ceased his notable explorations of the far west.
        Pioneers in Canada
        11
        But it made Ernest all the more eager to continue his explorations.
        The Young Bank Messenger
        12
        Two separate explorations and reports upon the Chaco ruins have been made.
        Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines
        13
        The first explorations were made by the French, under LaSalle, about 1680.
        A Brief History of the United States
        14
        Like Livingstone, in his early explorations, Baker took his wife with him.
        A Book of Discovery / The History of the World's Exploration, Fr...
        15
        Religious ceremonies were, in a remarkable degree, blended with all these explorations.
        The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
        16
        But numerousness is a new factor, or new disturbance, to our explorations-
        The Book of the Damned
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        Portuguese
        exploração
        Explorations through the time
        Explorations across language varieties
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