bon voyage

[ bon voi-ahzh; French bawnvwa-yazh ]
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interjection
  1. (have a) pleasant trip.

Origin of bon voyage

1
1490–1500; <French: literally, good journey. See boon2, voyage

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How to use bon voyage in a sentence

  • Next morning there were more autograph books and several wireless messages from intimate friends wishing me bon voyage.

    My Wonderful Visit | Charlie Chaplin
  • Thus an account of them seems to round it off fitly with a "bon voyage" to every one.

  • Soon after this he shook hands all around and wished them bon voyage in their trip to Lindsleyville.

    Duffels | Edward Eggleston
  • Fifteen minutes later he returned with a kettle of his favourite nepenthe and all three adventurers drank to a bon voyage home.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
  • The obliging Frenchman gave her every assistance, and bade her bon voyage smilingly as he helped her aboard the train.

    The Blue Lights | Arnold Fredericks

British Dictionary definitions for bon voyage

bon voyage

/ (French bɔ̃ vwajaʒ) /


sentence substitute
  1. a phrase used to wish a traveller a pleasant journey

Origin of bon voyage

1
French, literally: good journey

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