# voyage

Pronunciation: say "VOY-ij" /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/

## Noun

1. A long journey, especially one made by ship.
   - Simple: A long trip, especially on a ship.
   - _The liner's maiden voyage ended in disaster when it struck an iceberg._
   - _The probe's voyage to the outer planets lasted more than a decade._

## Verb

2. To make a long journey.
   - Simple: To make a long trip.
   - _Her grandparents voyaged from Naples to New York with two suitcases and a baby._
   - _Explorers who voyage to the polar regions must plan for months of darkness._

## Noun

3. A book or other written narrative describing a journey or a traveler's experiences. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A written story about a journey or about travel.
   - _The bookseller had a first edition of the explorer's voyage, bound in three volumes._
   - _Collections of printed voyages taught European readers what they knew of distant coasts._
4. Traveling, either on a particular occasion or as a regular activity. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Traveling, or the habit of going to other places.

## Origin

From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum; the modern spelling is due to the influence of Modern French voyage. It is a doublet of viaticum.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/voyage (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).