voyage

Everyday

1. A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space. tree →
2. (verb) To voyage is to travel a long way, usually by ship. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons explorers made voyages across oceans; Captain Cook made voyages to Australia and New Zealand. In stories a voyage is an adventure at sea. In science, space probes make voyages to other planets. Phrases: go on a voyage, a sea voyage, a maiden voyage (the first trip of a new ship).

Examples

• The voyage across the ocean took many weeks. tree →
• Captain Cook sailed on long voyages. tree →
• The ship sank on its maiden voyage. tree →
• The space probe began its voyage to Mars. tree →
• We read a story about a voyage to a magic island. tree →
• The sailors voyaged far from home. tree →
• After a six days' voyage they at length sighted land. tree →

Note

Pronounced VOY-ij. Countable. A «voyage» is long; a short trip is a «trip» or «journey». In French «voyage» means any travel, but in English it is mostly a long sea or space journey.