voyage
[ voi-ij ]
/ ˈvɔɪ ɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used without object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
verb (used with object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to traverse by a voyage: to voyage the seven seas.
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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
synonym study for voyage
1. See trip1.
OTHER WORDS FROM voyage
voy·ag·er, nounoutvoyage, verb (used with object), out·voy·aged, out·voy·ag·ing.re·voy·age, noun, verb, re·voy·aged, re·voy·ag·ing.un·voy·ag·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH voyage
voyager , voyageurWords nearby voyage
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British Dictionary definitions for voyage
voyage
/ (ˈvɔɪɪdʒ) /
noun
a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
obsolete an ambitious project
verb
to travel over or traverse (something)we will voyage to Africa
Derived forms of voyage
voyager, nounWord Origin for voyage
C13: from Old French veiage, from Latin viāticum provision for travelling, from viāticus concerning a journey, from via a way
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Idioms and Phrases with voyage
voyage
see maiden voyage.
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