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Voyage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Voyage has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an act of traveling by water

"The captain announced that their long voyage across the ocean would finally end when they reached port."

2

a journey to some distant place

"The captain prepared the ship for its long voyage across the open ocean to the faraway islands."

3

A long journey, especially by ship.

"The captain announced that their voyage across the Atlantic Ocean would take six weeks."

In plain English: A voyage is a long journey, usually by ship or space vehicle, to go somewhere far away.

"The captain announced that our voyage across the Pacific would take three weeks."

Verb
1

travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

2

To go on a long journey.

"The explorers embarked on an epic voyage across the vast ocean to discover new lands."

Example Sentences
"The captain announced that our voyage across the Pacific would take three weeks." noun
"We saved enough money to fund our summer voyage across the ocean." noun
"The long voyage from Tokyo to New York took three days by ship." noun
"Her dream was finally realized when she booked her first solo voyage around the world." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
water travel journey travel
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cruise maiden voyage crossing spaceflight astrogate

Origin

The word "voyage" entered English in the 14th century via Middle English viage, which was borrowed from Old French and ultimately derived from Latin viaticum. Originally referring to provisions for a journey, it evolved into its modern meaning of travel itself.

Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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