1. the act of traveling through or investigating unfamiliar areas to learn about them
2. thorough examinations or investigations of ideas, subjects, or possibilities

Examples

• The team’s explorations of the Amazon rainforest led to the discovery of new species.
• Early explorations of the Arctic were extremely dangerous.
• Her explorations into quantum physics began in graduate school.
• The book contains fascinating explorations of human behavior.
• Space explorations have revealed much about our solar system.
• The artist’s explorations of color and form evolved over decades.
• Archaeological explorations uncovered ancient pottery fragments.