voyage

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an act of traveling by water
  2. noun a journey to some distant place
  3. verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

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.

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Synonyms

ocean trip

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