Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense voyages, present participle voyaging, past tense, past participle voyaged
1. countable noun [usually singular]
A voyage is a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft.
He aims to follow Columbus's voyage to the West Indies.
...the first space shuttle voyage to be devoted entirely to astronomy.
journey
Synonyms: journey, travels, trip, passage More Synonyms of voyage
2. verb
To voyage to a place means to travel there, especially by sea.
[formal]
They voyaged across the North Sea in longboats. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: travel, journey, tour, cruise More Synonyms of voyage
voyagerWord forms: plural voyagerscountable noun
...fifteenth-century voyagers to the lands now called America and the Caribbean. [+ to]
voyaginguncountable noun
Our boat would not have been appropriate for ocean voyaging.
voyage in British English
(ˈvɔɪɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
2. obsolete
an ambitious project
verb
3.
to travel over or traverse (something)
we will voyage to Africa
Derived forms
voyager (ˈvoyager)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French veiage, from Latin viāticum provision for travelling, from viāticus concerning a journey, from via a way
voyage in American English
(ˈvɔɪɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a relatively long journey or passage by water or, formerly, by land
2.
a journey by aircraft or spacecraft
3.
a written account of a voyage
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈvoyaged or ˈvoyaging
4.
to make a voyage; travel
verb transitive
5.
to sail or travel over or on
SIMILAR WORDS: trip
Derived forms
voyager (ˈvoyager)
noun
Word origin
ME viage < OFr veiage, voyage < LL viaticum, a journey < L, traveling money, provision for a journey < viaticus, of a journey < via, way, journey: see via
Examples of 'voyage' in a sentence
voyage
This complex of buildings and routes through a landscape turns a short journey through space into a voyage through deep time.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I love the idea of great sea voyages on a wide ocean.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Meanwhile, another new ship 's maiden voyage has been announced.
The Sun (2017)
The first programme looks at the problems of long space voyages.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was like seeing green grass again after a long sea voyage.
James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)
Time for one last voyage and for all the old rivalries to play themselves out.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
An investigation has begun to establish how the vessel sank on what was her first passenger voyage after sea trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He made her tell him a great deal about India and about her voyage across the ocean.
Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911)
Humans making voyages into deep space are likely to become grotesquely deformed, the festival was told.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
THIS holiday of a lifetime includes incredible scenery and an iconic ocean liner voyage.
The Sun (2015)
A sea voyage is just what you want after a big lunch.
The Sun (2016)
Contacts in Europe identify vessels that will command a hefty ransom and follow their voyage until they are within range of the gangs.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Q Do any cruise lines have ships or voyages for adults only?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I took the canoe, and on one intrepid voyage found a pair of dab chicks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yesterday crowds lined the Thames to see the boats make a voyage to Westminster.
The Sun (2015)
We need all the friends we can get on our voyage on this Ship of Fools.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His first voyage was to survey the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
Of the six deaths on the long voyage, only one was from illness, and none from scurvy.
Glyn Williams VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason (2002)
It launches two new liners next year and if your suggestion is chosen, you win a berth on the ship 's inaugural voyage.
The Sun (2013)
THE QE2 docked for the last time yesterday in Dubai after completing its final voyage.
The Sun (2008)
I suppose I want to share my emotional journeys and voyages with my family.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
voyage
British English: voyage NOUN
A voyage is a long journey on a ship or in a spacecraft.
They began the long voyage down the river.
American English: voyage
Brazilian Portuguese: viagem
Chinese: 航程
European Spanish: travesía
French: voyage
German: Reise
Italian: viaggioin nave, nello spazio
Japanese: 旅
Korean: 긴 여행
European Portuguese: viagem
Latin American Spanish: travesía
Chinese translation of 'voyage'
voyage
(ˈvɔɪɪdʒ)
n(c)
航行 (hángxíng) (次, cì)
vi
(frm) 航行 (hángxíng)
(noun)
Definition
a long journey by sea or in space
She aims to follow Amundsen's voyage to Antarctica.
Synonyms
journey
a journey from Manchester to Plymouth
travels
trip
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.
passage
We arrived after a 10-hour passage by ship.
expedition
Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica
crossing
sail
cruise
He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise.
excursion
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
(verb)
Definition
to go on a voyage
The boat is currently voyaging through the Barents Sea.
Synonyms
travel
You can travel to Helsinki tomorrow.
journey
She has journeyed on horseback through Africa and Turkey.
tour
cruise
She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.
steam
take a trip
go on an expedition
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cruise
Definition
a sail taken for pleasure, stopping at various places
He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise.
Synonyms
sail,
voyage,
boat trip,
sea trip
in the sense of cruise
Definition
to sail about from place to place for pleasure
She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.
Synonyms
sail,
coast,
voyage
in the sense of excursion
Definition
a short outward and return journey, esp. for sightseeing, etc.
We also recommend a full day excursion to the Upper Douro.
Synonyms
trip,
airing,
tour,
journey,
outing,
expedition,
ramble,
day trip,
jaunt,
awayday,
pleasure trip
Synonyms of 'voyage'
voyage
Explore 'voyage' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of expedition
Definition
an organized journey or voyage, esp. for exploration