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
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Those passengers spent several days and thousands of dollars (which were later reimbursed) attempting to rejoin their voyage.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Andrés began to think how to get a boat, load it with aid, and dispatch it on the 200-mile voyage to Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Next would be another month-long voyage, to Sri Lanka, with a new load of cargo.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The idea of a long sea voyage inspired us to recommend a tasting of sparkling Immersed Wines aged under the sea and sparkling wines aged in the traditional way, on land.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The agency also is reviewing the voyage data recorder recovered by the Coast Guard and building a timeline of what led to the crash, which federal and state officials have said appeared to be an accident.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
But not every voyage went as-planned – if the seas were rough, crews would sometimes have to ditch their valuable cargo to lighten their load and keep the ship afloat.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said a review of the ship's voyage data recorder showed the pilot's 1:26 a.m.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the ship traveled through the Panama Canal to Newark, New Jersey, before voyaging to Norfolk, Virginia, and finally reaching the Port of Baltimore, the listings said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Originally spread east from New Guinea throughout the Pacific islands by voyaging people, breadfruit has a place in Pacific diets, including in Hawaii.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
The strobe effect as the characters voyage into Hollow Earth is a very cool moment in both of Adam’s MonsterVerse films.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The first at-capacity weeklong Caribbean voyages out of Miami aren’t expected until summer, according to Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean president and CEO; for now, the ship will sail at around 80% capacity, a typical ramp-up for new vessels.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
He was hired in 1831 as a naturalist aboard the ship and voyaged around South America and the surrounding islands, including the Galápagos, to study and collect plants and animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
They are thought to have been hewn between the 12th and 17th centuries, after Polynesians voyaged to the middle of the earth’s largest ocean in search of new lands, came upon a fertile, unpopulated island, and settled there.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Some companies shipping goods on the crucial trade lane are starting to chafe at the rising prices and extra fees that ocean carriers are imposing for the higher cost of routing containerships on longer voyages around the Horn of Africa following drone and missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
Noun
Guam saying that her three uncles had not returned from their voyage.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Those passengers spent several days and thousands of dollars (which were later reimbursed) attempting to rejoin their voyage.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Andrés began to think how to get a boat, load it with aid, and dispatch it on the 200-mile voyage to Gaza.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Next would be another month-long voyage, to Sri Lanka, with a new load of cargo.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The idea of a long sea voyage inspired us to recommend a tasting of sparkling Immersed Wines aged under the sea and sparkling wines aged in the traditional way, on land.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The agency also is reviewing the voyage data recorder recovered by the Coast Guard and building a timeline of what led to the crash, which federal and state officials have said appeared to be an accident.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
But not every voyage went as-planned – if the seas were rough, crews would sometimes have to ditch their valuable cargo to lighten their load and keep the ship afloat.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said a review of the ship's voyage data recorder showed the pilot's 1:26 a.m.
—Joshua Goodman and Richard Lardner, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
Robb Report’s marine editor Michael Verdon voyaged to the North Pole on Ponant’s luxury icebreaker last year, in fact.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the ship traveled through the Panama Canal to Newark, New Jersey, before voyaging to Norfolk, Virginia, and finally reaching the Port of Baltimore, the listings said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Originally spread east from New Guinea throughout the Pacific islands by voyaging people, breadfruit has a place in Pacific diets, including in Hawaii.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
The strobe effect as the characters voyage into Hollow Earth is a very cool moment in both of Adam’s MonsterVerse films.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The first at-capacity weeklong Caribbean voyages out of Miami aren’t expected until summer, according to Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean president and CEO; for now, the ship will sail at around 80% capacity, a typical ramp-up for new vessels.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
He was hired in 1831 as a naturalist aboard the ship and voyaged around South America and the surrounding islands, including the Galápagos, to study and collect plants and animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
They are thought to have been hewn between the 12th and 17th centuries, after Polynesians voyaged to the middle of the earth’s largest ocean in search of new lands, came upon a fertile, unpopulated island, and settled there.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Some companies shipping goods on the crucial trade lane are starting to chafe at the rising prices and extra fees that ocean carriers are imposing for the higher cost of routing containerships on longer voyages around the Horn of Africa following drone and missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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