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voyage

Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
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Definition of voyage

noun

  • a long journey involving travel by sea or in space:his voyage to America figurativewriting a biography is a voyage of discovery

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • go on a voyage:he spent part of his life voyaging along the South African coast
  • [with object] archaic sail over or along (a sea or river).

Derivatives

voyageable

adjective ( archaic)

voyager

noun

Origin:

Middle English (as a noun denoting a journey): from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum 'provisions for a journey' (in late Latin 'journey')

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