VOYAGE

voyage

(noun) a journey to some distant place

voyage, sail, navigate

(verb) travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; “The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

voyage (plural voyages)

A long journey, especially by ship.

(obsolete) The act or practice of travelling.

Synonyms

• adventure

• exploration

• expedition

• excursion

• journey

• tour

• vacation

Verb

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

(intransitive) To go on a long journey.

Conjugation

Source: Wiktionary

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Voy"age (; 48), n. Etym: [OE. veage, viage, OF. veage, viage, veiage, voiage, F. voyage, LL. viaticum, fr. L. viaticum traveling money, provision for a journey, from viaticus belonging to a road or journey, fr. via way, akin to E. way. See Way, n., and cf. Convey, Deviate, Devious, Envoy, Trivial, Viaduct, Viaticum.]

1. Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or country, to another; especially, a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country. I love a sea voyage and a blustering tempest. J. Fletcher. So steers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds. Milton. All the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. Shak.

2. The act or practice of traveling. [Obs.] Nations have interknowledge of one another by voyage into foreign parts, or strangers that come to them. Bacon.

3. Course; way. [Obs.] Shak.

Voy"age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Voyaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Voyaging.] Etym: [Cf. F. voyager.]

Definition: To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water. A mind forever Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone. Wordsworth.

Voy"age, v. t.

Definition: To travel; to pass over; to traverse. With what pain [I] voyaged the unreal, vast, unbounded deep. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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