voyage

  • 31voyage — voyager, n. /voy ij/, n., v., voyaged, voyaging. n. 1. a course of travel or passage, esp. a long journey by water to a distant place. 2. a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle. 3. a journey or expedition from …

    Universalium

  • 32voyage — [[t]vɔ͟ɪɪʤ[/t]] voyages, voyaging, voyaged 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 33voyage — voy•age [[t]ˈvɔɪ ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. aged, ag•ing 1) a course of travel or passage, esp. a long journey by water to a distant place 2) a passage or journey through air or space 3) a journey or expedition by land 4) Often, voyages. journeys or travels… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34voyage — /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ / (say voyij) noun 1. a passage, or course of travel, by sea or water, especially to a distant place. 2. a flight through air or space, as a journey in an aeroplane. 3. Obsolete a journey or passage from one place to another by land. 4.… …

  • 35voyage — A long journey, particularly by ship or aircraft. The sailing of a vessel from one port or place to another port or place. The purpose for which the voyage is to be conducted, whether for trading, freightinig, or fishing, is often mentioned in… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 36voyage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English viage, veyage, from Anglo French veiage, from Late Latin viaticum, from Latin, traveling money, from neuter of viaticus of a journey, from via way more at way Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of traveling …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37voyage — 1) an extended offshore trip that involves a return to the point of origin. A passage is a leg of a voyage 2) the catch of fish taken, or the proceeds of the catch 3) the period of the offshore trip …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 38voyage — Synonyms and related words: boat, campaign, canoe, carry sail, circuit, circumnavigate, coast, course, cover, cross, crossing, cruise, do, excursion, expedition, fare, globe trot, go abroad, go by ship, go on safari, go on shipboard, go over, go… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39voyage — [13] Voyage goes back ultimately to Latin via ‘way’ (source also of the English preposition via [18]). From it was derived viāticum, which originally meant ‘provisions for a journey’, but in post classical times was used for simply ‘journey’.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40voyage — n.m. État hallucinatoire dû à la drogue. / Vie nomade : Les gens du voyage …

    Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire