voyage
[ voi-ij ]
/ ˈvɔɪ ɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used without object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
verb (used with object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to traverse by a voyage: to voyage the seven seas.
Origin of voyage
1250–1300; Middle English
ve(i)age, viage, voyage < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin
viāticum travel-money; see
viaticum
OTHER WORDS FROM voyage
voy·ag·er, noun out·voy·age, verb (used with object), out·voy·aged, out·voy·ag·ing. re·voy·age, noun, verb, re·voy·aged, re·voy·ag·ing. un·voy·ag·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH voyage
voyager voyageurWords nearby voyage
Example sentences from the Web for voyaging
British Dictionary definitions for voyaging
voyage
/ (ˈvɔɪɪdʒ) /
noun
a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
obsolete
an ambitious project
verb
to travel over or traverse (something)
we will voyage to Africa
Derived forms of voyage
voyager, nounWord Origin for voyage
C13: from Old French
veiage, from Latin
viāticum provision for travelling, from
viāticus concerning a journey, from
via a way
Idioms and Phrases with voyaging
voyage
see maiden voyage.