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Definition of “voyage

voyage (ˈvɔɪɪdʒPronunciation for voyage

Definitions

noun

  1. a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
  2. obsolete an ambitious project

verb

  1. to travel over or traverse (something)  ⇒ we will voyage to Africa 

Alternative Forms

ˈvoyager noun

Word Origin

C13: from Old French veiage,  from Latin viāticum  provision for travelling, from viāticus  concerning a journey, from via a way

Usage examples

  • And whenever you return to port, you can be sure I'll be waiting on the quay to hear about the voyage.
    Howatch, Susan, Absolute Truths (1994)
  • The voyage finished in London, where Ridgway is preparing a huge petition to help save the albatross.
    Yachting Boating World (2004)
  • The accident happened as the newly refurbished submarine was making its maiden voyage to Canada.
    canada.com (2005)
  • They, more than anyone, would have been heartbroken by the suffering their children had endured on the two-week voyage.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • On board the Carlo Alberto for this unexpected voyage north was an entirely new kind of detector which Marconi had only just put together.
    Gavin Weightman, SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)

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