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voy·age
(voi′ĭj)n.
1. A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.
2.
a. often voyages The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative.
b. Such a narrative.
v. voy·aged, voy·ag·ing, voy·ag·es
v.intr.
To make a voyage.
v.tr.
To sail across; traverse: voyaged the western ocean.
[Middle English, from Old French veyage, from Late Latin viāticum, a journey, from Latin, provisions for a journey, from neuter of viāticus, of a journey, from via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
voy′ag·er n.
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voyage
(ˈvɔɪɪdʒ)n
1. a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
2. obsolete an ambitious project
vb
to travel over or traverse (something): we will voyage to Africa.
[C13: from Old French veiage, from Latin viāticum provision for travelling, from viāticus concerning a journey, from via a way]
ˈvoyager n
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voy•age
(ˈvɔɪ ɪdʒ)n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. n.
1. a course of travel or passage, esp. a long journey by water to a distant place.
2. a passage or journey through air or space.
3. a journey or expedition by land.
4. Often, voyages. journeys or travels as the subject of a written account, or the account itself.
5. Obs. an enterprise or undertaking.
v.i. 6. to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
v.t. 7. to traverse by a voyage.
[1250–1300; Middle English ve(i)age, viage, voyage < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin viāticum travel-money; see viaticum]
voy′ag•er, n.
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journey
– trip – voyage – excursion1. 'journey'
A journey is the process of travelling from one place to another by land, air, or sea.
There is a direct train from London Paddington to Penzance. The journey takes around 5 hours.
This service will save thousands of long-distance lorry journeys on Britain's roads.
2. 'trip'
A trip is the process of travelling from one place to another, staying there, usually for a short time, and coming back again.
Lucy is away on a business trip to Milan.
They went on a day trip to the seaside.
3. 'voyage'
A voyage is a long journey from one place to another in a ship or spacecraft.
The ship's voyage is over.
...the voyage to the moon in 1972.
4. 'excursion'
An excursion is a short trip made either as a tourist or in order to do a particular thing.
The tourist office organizes excursions to the palace.
5. verbs used with 'journey', 'trip', 'voyage' and 'excursion'
You make or go on a journey.
He made the long journey to India.
You take or go on a trip.
We took a bus trip to Manchester.
You make a voyage.
The ship made the 4,000-kilometre voyage across the Atlantic.
You go on an excursion.
Students went on an excursion to the Natural History Museum.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'do' with any of these words. Don't say, for example, 'We did a bus trip'.
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voyage
Past participle: voyaged
Gerund: voyaging
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| Noun | 1. |  voyage - an act of traveling by water maiden voyage - the first voyage of its kind; "in 1912 the ocean liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage" water travel, seafaring - travel by water |
| 2. |  voyage - a journey to some distant place journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another crossing - a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) | |
| Verb | 1. |  voyage - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"astrogate - navigate in space cruise - sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean" |
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voyage
noun
verb
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voyage
nounA journey undertaken with a specific objective:
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Translations
رِحْلَهيقومُ بِرِحْلَه
plavbaplavit se
rejse
matka
utazás
ferîalagferîast ; sigla
keliautikelionė
ceļot/brauktjūras ceļojums
călătorie
potovanje
resa
deniz/uzay yolculuğuseyahatyolculuk etmek
voyage
[ˈvɔɪɪdʒ]A. N → viaje m (por mar, por el espacio); (= crossing) → travesía f
the voyage out → el viaje de ida
the voyage home → el viaje de regreso or de vuelta
the voyage out → el viaje de ida
the voyage home → el viaje de regreso or de vuelta
B. VI → viajar (por mar, por el espacio)
to voyage across unknown seas → viajar por mares desconocidos
to voyage across unknown seas → viajar por mares desconocidos
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voyage
n
→ Reise f, → Fahrt f; (esp by sea) → Seereise f; (Aviat) → Flug m, → Reise f; (Space) → Flug m; to go on a voyage → auf eine Reise etc gehen; to make a voyage → eine Reise etc machen; the voyage out → die Hinreise; (Aviat) → der Hinflug; the voyage back or home → die Rück- or Heimreise; (Aviat) → der Rückflug
(fig) voyage of discovery → Entdeckungsreise f
vi → eine Seereise machen; (spaceship) → fliegen; to voyage across an ocean → einen Ozean überqueren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
voyage
(ˈvoiidʒ) noun a usually long journey, especially by sea. The voyage to America used to take many weeks.
verb to make such a journey. They voyaged for many months.
ˈvoyager noun an old word for a person making a voyage, or who has made several voyages.
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