Voyage definitions

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To make a voyage; travel.
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The definition of a voyage is a long trip, often involving traveling somewhere by plane or boat.

When you travel from New York to London by a cruise ship, this is an example of a voyage.

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A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.
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The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative.
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Such a narrative.
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To make a voyage.
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To sail across; traverse.

Voyaged the western ocean.

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A relatively long journey or passage by water or, formerly, by land.
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A journey by aircraft or, now especially, by spacecraft.
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A written account of a voyage.
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To sail or travel over or on.
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A long journey, especially by ship.
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To go on a long journey.
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Origin of voyage

Middle English from Old French veyage from Late Latin viāticum a journey from Latin provisions for a journey from neuter of viāticus of a journey from via road wegh- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • This was my first trip on the ocean and my first voyage in a steamboat.

  • In 1906 he started on a voyage round the world in a 50-ft boat.

  • voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules.

  • After exploring Persia, and again residing for some time at Mecca, he made a voyage down the Red sea to Yemen, and travelled through that country to Aden.

  • Ibn Batuta made the voyage through the Malay Archipelago to China, and on his return he proceeded from Malabar to Bagdad and Damascus, ultimately reaching Fez, the capital of his native country, in November 1349.

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