Definition

1. Noun:

   • A long journey, especially by sea or in space: A voyage is a journey, often over a long distance, typically undertaken by ship or spacecraft.
   • An act of traveling by water: Specifically refers to a journey across a body of water.

2. Verb:

   • To go on a long journey, especially by sea or in space: To travel a considerable distance, typically over water.
   • To travel on water propelled by wind or by other means: To sail or navigate across a sea or ocean.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The voyage across the Atlantic took three weeks.
  • He wrote a book about his voyage to the Antarctic.
• Verb:
  • They voyaged to the New World in search of a better life.
  • The spacecraft will voyage to Mars next year.

Advanced Usage

• "To make a voyage": To undertake or complete a journey, especially by sea.
  • The old sailor had made many voyages around the Cape of Good Hope.
• "Maiden voyage": The first journey made by a ship or spacecraft.
  • The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.

Variants and Related Words

• Voyager (n): A person who goes on a voyage; a traveler.
  • The voyagers faced many hardships at sea.

Synonyms

• Journey: An act of traveling from one place to another.
• Expedition: A journey undertaken by a group with a particular purpose.
• Passage: A journey by sea or air.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(The word 'voyage' is not commonly used to form standard English phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "Bon voyage!": A French phrase adopted into English, used to wish someone a good journey.
  • As the ship departed, the crowd shouted, "Bon voyage!"

Noun

1. a journey to some distant place
2. an act of traveling by water

Verb

1. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
   • The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow