voyage
a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle.
a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.
Often voyages. journeys or travels as the subject of a written account, or the account itself: the voyages of Marco Polo.
Obsolete. an enterprise or undertaking.
to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
to traverse by a voyage: to voyage the seven seas.
Origin of voyage
1synonym study For voyage
Other words for voyage
Other words from voyage
- voy·ag·er, noun
- outvoyage, verb (used with object), out·voy·aged, out·voy·ag·ing.
- re·voy·age, noun, verb, re·voy·aged, re·voy·ag·ing.
- un·voy·ag·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with voyage
- voyager , voyageur
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How to use voyage in a sentence
In 2007 though, there were outbreaks reported to the CDC on 21 leisure voyages, including one on the QE-II.
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Here I shall give an account of what took place in the subsequent voyages.
Car s voyages precedens il ne s'en est iamais pass vn seul sans mortalit, quoy qu'on fust bien l'aise.
He owned a 54-ton yacht named the Opal, and attributed the wonderful health he enjoyed to his numerous sea voyages.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerSuch, then, are the first fruits of the voyages I have had the honour to direct.
An owner, however, is well satisfied, if one cargo in three arrives safe; and eight or nine successful voyages make a fortune.
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British Dictionary definitions for voyage
/ (ˈvɔɪɪdʒ) /
a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
obsolete an ambitious project
to travel over or traverse (something): we will voyage to Africa
Origin of voyage
1Derived forms of voyage
- voyager, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with voyage
see maiden voyage.
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