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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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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Greetings, World Traveler! — List 3
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Example Sentences
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The oceans ministry said this week that "consultations with key relevant countries and agencies" have been completed to "implement administrative procedures necessary" for the voyage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
More than 1,500 people drowned when the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic while on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
A similar strategy was never considered in the making of the “Das Boot” miniseries, four seasons of which have been produced since 2018 with only one previously having made the voyage here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Argentine Naval Band played the British and Argentine national anthems with an accompaniment of barking, growling, snarling, and howling from the dogs as Endurance set sail on the next leg of the voyage.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Leo has taken no long voyages this summer, instead venturing to Pavia, Lampedusa and Assisi for short visits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Since Mr. Trump first issued the waiver, 215 voyages have been completed, moving 57 million barrels of fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
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
You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good Uncle Thomas’ library.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Now only eight people who have voyaged beyond the Earth's orbit remain.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2024
We had voyaged 46 days from the winter solstice, and toward the brightness of spring.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 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
We voyaged under sail when possible, rather than with the diesel engine, and gathered washed-up rubbish from the beaches as we went, as you are encouraged to do.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2018
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
Counting houses, shops, stores, sail lofts, and one great ship after another, home again after their voyaging, content as cows waiting to be milked.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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