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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In 2012, the shuttle landed at LAX on top of a modified Boeing 747 and made its final voyage across Los Angeles to the California Science Center at Exposition Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The archaeologists say the ship started its voyage from somewhere along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Myanmar state television has broadcast footage of the migrants on the journey home, being led in aerobics classes on a ship deck and wearing T-shirts saying: "Happy voyage back to motherland".
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
David McFarlane, a marine safety consultant, said the longer the voyage, the more risk of encountering hazardous sea conditions.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“You haf a fine day to make your walk. Bon voyage, Mademoiselle.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Tanker freight rates have climbed sharply as vessels are tied up in shuttle operations and longer voyages, with Clarksons previously reporting record crude-tanker rates as Middle East shipping disruptions intensified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The impact has spread worldwide, as longer voyages and shuttle runs around Hormuz tie up ships and push the daily rate of hiring oil tankers to records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Leo has taken no long voyages this summer, instead venturing to Pavia, Lampedusa and Assisi for short visits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Needless to say, Vergil makes no mention of the contemporary voyages of discovery, although he went on revising his text until 1553.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
For the last 10 days, four astronauts have been making history, travelling further into space than humans have been before as they voyaged to the Moon and back.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Testing the technique in fruit flies, the researchers found that 51 proteins voyaged from the animals’ muscles to their heads and 269 moved from the fat body, the insects’ main energy storehouse, to their legs.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024
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
A couple hundred years ago, a traveler may have noticed breads growing distinctly flatter as she voyaged north through Europe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
As do all of us who have voyaged through death, to life upon these shores.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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
He had written a lot about the rocket his heroes were voyaging in, but nothing on how it worked.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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