VOYAGE


Meaning of VOYAGE in English

I. voy ‧ age 1 /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: voiage , from Latin viaticum , from via 'way' ]

1 . a long journey in a ship or spacecraft:

The voyage from England to India used to take six months.

the Titanic’s maiden voyage (=first journey)

I don’t want to make the voyage single-handed.

These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.

2 . voyage of discovery a situation in which you learn a lot of new things about something or someone:

Writing a biography is an absorbing voyage of discovery.

a voyage of self-discovery (=when you learn more about yourself)

II. voyage 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary

to travel to a place, especially by ship

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.