voyage

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noun

voy·​age ˈvȯi-ij How to pronounce voyage (audio)
ˈvȯ(-)ij
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

voyage

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verb

voyaged; voyaging

intransitive verb

: to take a trip : travel
voyager noun

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.
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Noun
The famously mercurial brothers Gallagher have provided oddsmakers with plenty of historical material to suggest a 41-date voyage around the world helmed by a pair of hotheads is a tenuous arrangement. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 July 2025 Later, on two voyages to the South Pacific, the company released 60 cubic meters — about two shipping containers — of particles off the coast of New Zealand. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Verb
Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses. Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyage

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of voyage was in the 14th century

Cite this Entry

“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyage. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

voyage

1 of 2 noun
voy·​age ˈvȯi-ij How to pronounce voyage (audio)
ˈvȯ(-)ij
: a journey especially by water from one place or country to another

voyage

2 of 2 verb
voyaged; voyaging
: to take a trip : travel
voyager noun

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