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voyage

  • /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/
  • /ˈvojɪd͡ʒ/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈvaɪd͡ʒ/ nonstandard, obsolete

Where it comes from

From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum.

noun voyages

  1. A long journey, especially by ship. He went on a voyage to France.
  2. archaic A written account of a journey or travel. I cannot learn what his Name was, unleſs by the Inſcription of the Letters he ſent to the Pope, and to the French King in the Year 1688, mentioned in the ſecond Voyage of Father Tachard […]
  3. obsolete The act or practice of travelling. [...] [A]ll Nations haue Enterknowledge one of another, either by Voyage into Forreine Parts, or by Strangers that come to them: [...]

Similar: adventure, exploration, expedition, excursion, journey, tour, vacation

verb voyages · voyaging · voyaged · voyage

  1. intransitive To go on a long journey. A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought alone.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: navigate, sail, ocean trip, seafaring, cruise, sailing, navigation, shipment, flight, transportation, road, shipping, crossing, bushing, path, tide

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noun long journey; especially by ship

Españolviaje, travesía, viajata
한국어여행 yeohaeng, 항해 hanghae
日本語航海 kōkai, 旅 tabi, 旅行 ryokō
中文旅行 lǚxíng, 海程 hǎichéng, 航海 hánghǎi
हिन्दीयात्रा yātrā
Portuguêsviagem
Françaisvoyage
DeutschReise
Italianoviaggio
Ελληνικάταξίδι taxídi
Românăcălătorie
Русскийпутеше́ствие putešéstvije, пла́вание plávanije, воя́ж vojáž, рейс rejs
العربيةرِحْلَة riḥla
עבריתהַפְלָגָה haflaga

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@misc{voyage_2026,
  title = {voyage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/voyage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}