maiden voyage
noun
the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
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Origin of maiden voyage
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby maiden voyage
maiden name, maiden over, maiden pink, maiden speech, maiden's-tears, maiden voyage, maidhood, maid-in-waiting, Maid Marian, maid of all work, maid of honor
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British Dictionary definitions for maiden voyage
maiden voyage
noun
nautical the first voyage of a vessel
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Idioms and Phrases with maiden voyage
maiden voyage
The first experience, as in This tennis tournament is my maiden voyage in statewide competition. This term, originally meaning the first voyage of a ship, was first recorded in 1901, but the use of maiden to signify “the first time” dates from the mid-1500s.
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