n. 1. A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea. 2. a. often voyages The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative. b. Such a narrative. v. voy·aged, voy·ag·ing, voy·ag·es v.intr. To make a voyage. v.tr. To sail across; traverse: voyaged the western ocean. [Middle English, from Old French veyage, from Late Latin viāticum, a journey, from Latin, provisions for a journey, from neuter of viāticus, of a journey, from via, road; see wegh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] voyag·er n. |
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