1
: an act or instance of traveling : journey
2
: a course or period of traveling by other than land routes
a long sea voyage
3
: an account of a journey especially by sea
Synonyms
Examples of voyage in a Sentence
Noun
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
He wrote about his many voyages into the South Seas.
a manned voyage to Mars
Verb
They voyaged to distant lands.
He spent his youth voyaging around the globe.
Recent Examples on the Web
William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
In April Royal Caribbean International Alaska voyage became a cruise to nowhere when the cruise line canceled a sailing after guests had already boarded due to a technical issue with the vessel.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
There are also the enduring tales of older travelers who elect for extended world voyages as an unconventional retirement plan.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024
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Noun
SpaceX That's farther from Earth than anyone has flown since the final Apollo voyage to the moon in 1972.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
In April Royal Caribbean International Alaska voyage became a cruise to nowhere when the cruise line canceled a sailing after guests had already boarded due to a technical issue with the vessel.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Verb
Expats Ann and Bunny would have to voyage back across the Atlantic to benefit, but there’s a perverse joy in knowing that our crazy lady would have double the voting rights in Vance’s hypothetical.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
There are also the enduring tales of older travelers who elect for extended world voyages as an unconventional retirement plan.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024
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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyage. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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