voyage

voyage
voy|age1 [ˈvɔı-ıdʒ] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : 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.
see usage note ↑travel2
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)
voyage 2
voyage2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] literary
to travel to a place, especially by ship

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