voyage

Definition of voyage in English English dictionary: {n} a travel by sea, an undertaking, gain; {v} to travel by sea, an undertaking, gain; To voyage to a place means to travel there, especially by sea. The Greenpeace flagship is voyaging through the Arctic cold of the Barents Sea. = journey, travel + voyager voyagers voy·ag·er fifteenth-century voyagers to the lands now called America and the Caribbean. + voyaging voy·ag·ing Our boat would not have been appropriate for ocean voyaging. to travel to a place, especially by ship; a journey to some distant place travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow; a journey to some distant place; A long journey; especially by ship; The trip designation (trade route and origin/destination) identifier, usually numerically sequential; 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; To travel; to pass over; to traverse; A voyage is a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft. the first space shuttle voyage to be devoted entirely to astronomy; Both outward and homeward passages; The act or practice of traveling; an act of traveling by water; a journey by sea It usually includes the outward and homeward trips, which are called passages; Course; way; {i} trip, journey; travel, cruise; story of a journey; {f} take a cruise, travel, make a journey; To go on a long journey; A journey by sea from one port or country to another one or, in case of a round trip, to the same port Synonym: Trip; To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water; travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
maiden voyage: The first trip of a vessel in its intended duty
The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.
voyager: {i} traveler, one who journeys, one who goes on trips
voyager: {n} a traveller by sea, sailor, mariner
Voyager: Voyager Program, the a US government space programme which, in 1977, sent two spaceships without people on board, called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, to collect information about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. someone who makes long and often dangerous journeys, especially on the sea. Either of two unmanned U.S. interplanetary probes launched in 1977 to gather information about the Sun's outer planets. Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter in 1979 and reached Saturn in 1980. Voyager 2 traveled more slowly, flying by Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus to reach Neptune in 1989. Data and photographs from both probes revealed new details about these giant planets, their moons, and their rings. In 1998 Voyager 1 became the most distant human-made object in space (overtaking Pioneer 10). Both Voyagers were expected to remain operable through the first or second decade of the 21st century, periodically transmitting data on the heliopause
bon voyage: an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
bon voyage: formulae You say `bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck. Goodbye! Bon voyage!. used to wish someone a good journey
bon voyage: pleasant journey (French)
maiden voyage: first sailing, first cruise
voyaged: past of voyage
voyager: A person who voyages, traveller, a person who explores new lands and worlds
voyager: a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)
voyager: One who voyages; one who sails or passes by sea or water
voyages: plural of voyage
voyages: third-person singular of voyage
voyaging: present participle of voyage

voyage

Hyphenation

voy·age

Turkish pronunciation

voyıc

Synonyms

boating, crossing, cruise, excursion, hop, jaunt, junket, overnight, passage, sail, swing, tour, travel, travels, trek

Pronunciation

/ˈvoiəʤ/ /ˈvɔɪəʤ/

Etymology

[ 'voi-ij, 'vo(-)ij ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French voiage, from Late Latin viaticum, from Latin, traveling money, from neuter of viaticus of a journey, from via way; more at WAY.