maiden voyage
the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
Origin of maiden voyage
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How to use maiden voyage in a sentence
People might be surprised that during that period “maiden voyage,” one of your most well-loved standards, began as a TV jingle.
To some passengers a maiden voyage was a pleasure cruise; to others it meant a hope for new life.
The Star Lord | Boyd EllanbyHis maiden voyage as skipper of his own ship made that reputation for the man.
The Sea Bride | Ben Ames WilliamsHe had had his fair fraction in the form of a crowd of enthusiastic friends who came to see him off on his maiden voyage.
Little Miss Grouch | Samuel Hopkins AdamsTHE ship's company was of a character befitting the greatest of all vessels and worthy of the occasion of her maiden voyage.
Sinking of the Titanic | Various
He has made it a custom to be a passenger on the maiden voyage of every new ship built by the White Star Line.
Sinking of the Titanic | Various
British Dictionary definitions for maiden voyage
nautical the first voyage of a vessel
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Other Idioms and Phrases with maiden voyage
The first experience, as in This tennis tournament is my maiden voyage in statewide competition. This term, originally meaning the first voyage of a ship, was first recorded in 1901, but the use of maiden to signify “the first time” dates from the mid-1500s.
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