anabasis
/əˈnæbəsɪs/
noun
- A military march or expedition from a coast into the interior of a country.
- The army's anabasis through the jungle took three months.
- The general's anabasis into the desert was fraught with supply shortages.
- Historians study Xenophon's account of the Greek army's anabasis into Persia.
- A difficult or dangerous journey or advance, especially one that is upward or inland.
- The refugees' anabasis across the mountains was a story of survival.
- The climbers' anabasis up the frozen mountain tested their endurance.
- Her anabasis through the corporate ranks was marked by relentless hard work.
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