voyage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvaɪd͡ʒ/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
- /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈvojɪd͡ʒ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A long journey, especially by ship.
There is a Tide in the affayres of men, / Which taken at the Flood, leades on to Fortune: / Omitted, all the voyage of their life, / Is bound in Shallowes, and in Miſeries.
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], page 126, column 1:He went on a voyage to France.
I love a Sea voyage and a bluſtring tempeſt; [...]
1621 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Wild-Goose Chase; a Comedy”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 1], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene vi, page 467, column 2:"And as their valour, so you trow, defied on aspe'rous voyage cruel harm and sore, so many changing skies their manhood tried, such climes where storm-winds blow and billows roar[.]"
1880, Richard Francis Burton, The Lusiads, volume I, translation of Os Lusíadas by Luís de Camões, page 23:
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(archaic) A written account of a journey or travel.
By the various Relations, Embaſſies and Voyages of Siam that have been publiſht within theſe laſt Four Years […]
1690, “A Relation of the Late Great Revolution in Siam, and the Driving Out of the French”, in A Full and True Relation of the Great and Wonderful Revolution That Hapned Lately in the Kingdom of Siam in the East-Indies, London: Randal Taylor, page 1: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 […]
1690, “The Preface to the Reader”, in A Full and True Relation of the Great and Wonderful Revolution That Hapned Lately in the Kingdom of Siam in the East-Indies, London: Randal Taylor, page v:
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(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: [...]
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| voyages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nom de voyage · voyage data recorder · voyage of the damned · not wanted on voyage · maiden voyage · voyage planning
Relateds
Synonyms
journey · expedition · vacation · excursion · adventure · tour · exploration
Translations (74)
sh putovanje (long journey; especially by ship) · ru рейс (long journey; especially by ship) · it viaggio (long journey; especially by ship) · mn нислэг (long journey; especially by ship) · mk пату́вање (long journey; especially by ship) · mi wharaunga (long journey; especially by ship) · grc πλόος (long journey; especially by ship) · fi matka (long journey; especially by ship) · ar رِحْلَة (long journey; especially by ship) · grc πλοῦς (long journey; especially by ship) · az səfər (long journey; especially by ship) · mfe vwayaz (long journey; especially by ship) · sq lundrim (long journey; especially by ship) · he הַפְלָגָה (long journey; especially by ship) · es viajata (long journey; especially by ship) · oc viatge (long journey; especially by ship) · ja 旅 (long journey; especially by ship) · el ταξίδι (long journey; especially by ship) · fr voyage (long journey; especially by ship) · ota سفر (long journey; especially by ship) · sq fluturim (long journey; especially by ship) · no reise (long journey; especially by ship) · mk патеше́ствие (long journey; especially by ship) · mi rerenga (long journey; especially by ship) · gd bhòidse (long journey; especially by ship) · sv resa (long journey; especially by ship) · es viaje (long journey; especially by ship) · sh путовање (long journey; especially by ship) · pl rejs (long journey; especially by ship) · cmn 海程 (long journey; especially by ship) · ru пла́вание (long journey; especially by ship) · hi यात्रा (long journey; especially by ship) · nv ił ooʼoł (long journey; especially by ship) · ca viatge (long journey; especially by ship) · tr seyahat (long journey; especially by ship) · ko 여행 (long journey; especially by ship) · hy ճամփորդություն (long journey; especially by ship) · cy mordaith (long journey; especially by ship) · ro călătorie (long journey; especially by ship) · ja 航海 (long journey; especially by ship) · nl reis (long journey; especially by ship) · cmn 旅行 (long journey; especially by ship) · arz رحلة (long journey; especially by ship) · pt viagem (long journey; especially by ship) · lv ceļojums (long journey; especially by ship) · lv reiss (long journey; especially by ship) · sh путешествије (long journey; especially by ship) · eo vojaĝo (long journey; especially by ship) · hy ուղևորություն (long journey; especially by ship) · ka მგზავრობა (long journey; especially by ship) · ja 旅行 (long journey; especially by ship) · ko 항해 (long journey; especially by ship) · gd turas-mara (long journey; especially by ship) · az səyahət (long journey; especially by ship) · af reis (long journey; especially by ship) · lv brauciens (long journey; especially by ship) · cmn 航海 (long journey; especially by ship) · ru путеше́ствие (long journey; especially by ship) · hu hajóút (long journey; especially by ship) · fa سفر (long journey; especially by ship) · bg пътеше́ствие (long journey; especially by ship) · de Reise (long journey; especially by ship) · ru воя́ж (long journey; especially by ship) · mn аян (long journey; especially by ship) · mn аялал (long journey; especially by ship) · es travesía (long journey; especially by ship) · mfe voyaz (long journey; especially by ship) · pdt Reis (long journey; especially by ship) · no sjøreise (long journey; especially by ship) · hu tengeri utazás (long journey; especially by ship) · sh putešestvije (long journey; especially by ship) · cs plavba (long journey; especially by ship) · ms perjalanan (long journey; especially by ship) · io voyajo (long journey; especially by ship)