voyage

voy·age

Use voyage in a sentence

A woman enjoys her ocean voyage.

noun

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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voyage

a relatively long journey or passage by water or, formerly, by land
a journey by aircraft or, now especially, by spacecraft
a written account of a voyage

Origin of voyage

Middle English viage from Old French veiage, voyage from Late Latin viaticum, a journey from L, traveling money, provision for a journey from viaticus, of a journey from via, way, journey: see via

intransitive verb

-·aged, -·ag·ing

to make a voyage; travel

Archaic to sail or travel over or on

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voyage

noun

A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.
a. often voyages The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative.
b. Such a narrative.

verb

voy·aged, voy·ag·ing, voy·ag·es

verb

intransitive

To make a voyage.

verb

transitive

To sail across; traverse: voyaged the western ocean.

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 ; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.

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voy′ag·er
noun

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Noun

(plural voyages)

A long journey, especially by ship.

Related terms

envoy

Verb

(third-person singular simple present voyages, present participle voyaging, simple past and past participle voyaged)

To go on a long journey.

Origin

Middle English viage, from Anglo-Norman viage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage.

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