voyage
Americannoun
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voyages
plural
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a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- Synonyms:
- cruise
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a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle.
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a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.
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Often voyages. journeys or travels as the subject of a written account, or the account itself.
the voyages of Marco Polo.
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Obsolete. an enterprise or undertaking.
verb (used without object)
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voyages,
present (3rd person singular)
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voyaged,
past participle, past
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voyaging
present participle
verb (used with object)
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voyages,
present (3rd person singular)
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voyaged,
past participle, past
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voyaging
present participle
noun
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a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
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obsolete an ambitious project
verb
Synonym Usage
See trip 1.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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voyagesimple
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voyagessimple
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have voyagedperfect
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has voyagedperfect
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am voyagingprogressive
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are voyagingprogressive
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is voyagingprogressive
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have been voyagingperfect progressive
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has been voyagingperfect progressive
Past
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voyagedsimple
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had voyagedperfect
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was voyagingprogressive
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were voyagingprogressive
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had been voyagingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of voyage
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ve(i)age, viage, voyage, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin viāticum “travel-money”; see viaticum
Explanation
If someone tells you "bon voyage!" they mean have a good trip. Voyage means trip in French but in English, we use it to mean a long journey. Though voyage is usually used literally to mean a long and exciting journey or a trip that involves sailing such as a cruise, it can be used figuratively as well. Researching your family tree might become a voyage of self-discovery, taking you places you don't expect and teaching you more about yourself than you thought possible.
Vocabulary lists containing voyage
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Example Sentences
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But if the ship can go without an icebreaker, Coface saidm the Arctic route is now cheaper than a Cape of Good Hope voyage in some circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
That is roughly half the time of a voyage via Africa’s Cape of Good Hope that many carriers now take because of the Red Sea uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Those ships also carried supplies of fresh water for the monthslong voyage, stored in barrels fit for mosquito breeding.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The flight aims were similar to those of a mostly successful voyage carried out in May, which debuted the latest edition of the powerful Starship, its third-generation model.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
He had been asked to go as captain, supercargo, and part owner on a voyage to Sumatra and the pepper islands.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Scientists studying ancient human remains have frequently used evidence of congenital infection when debating whether syphilis was present outside the Americas before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
He said some crew members were young sailors on their first voyages who appeared traumatised by what was unfolding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The trip from Sidi Kerir through the Mediterranean Sea, around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and out to Asia adds some 20 to 30 days to voyages, depending on their final destination in Asia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sending those ships on repeat voyages with quick turnaround times maximized the amount of crude they could get out of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Past voyages of discovery suggest that many of the most interesting inhabitants of the galactic continent remain as yet unknown and unanticipated.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Taking thousands of images and recording audio descriptions of the bleakly beautiful the lunar surface as it passed beneath them, the crew eventually voyaged 252,756 miles from Earth.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
At some point between 21,000 and 16,000 years ago, humans voyaged into the region, probably traveling along the coast.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2023
By Friday we had voyaged about one-third of the way from the June 21 summer solstice to the Sept. 22 autumn equinox.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
When Shackleton and his men voyaged to Antarctica, they entered a frozen world.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
She’d voyaged across the Atlantic with her nineteen-year-old brother, who’d died of dysentery during the trip.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
So we get why Ross opts to normalize voyaging alone instead of speaking to common fears about it.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025
Unsure what it would be like voyaging with so many youngsters, she booked a short four-day journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
After Charles Darwin happened across “vast rings of coral-rock” while voyaging through the southern Pacific Ocean on the Beagle, he wrote that upon seeing them, “everyone must be struck with astonishment.”
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
The news outlet noted that Justice Thomas has taken 38 destination vacations that included voyaging on a yacht, traveling via private jets and even helicopters.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Two ruddy men with swaying walks stepped out and Mr. Lyte himself was shaking hands, bidding them success on their voyaging, and God’s mercy.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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