voyage

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He returned to the place {63} where he had left his party and there spent a gloomy winter, destitute of supplies and shunned by the natives All that he had to show for his voyage was a quantity of some shining mineral and of quartz crystals, mistaken for gold and diamonds.

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  1. noun A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.
  2. noun The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative. Often used in the plural.
  3. noun Such a narrative.

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journey ·  expedition ·  adventure ·  visit ·  flight ·  travel ·  mission ·  march ·  excursion ·  passage ·  cruise ·  tour

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voyage:   voyages
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  1. 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 Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also voiage; from Middle English voyage, voiage, veiage, veage, viage, vyage, from Old French voiage, veiage, viage, French voyage = Spanish viaje = Portuguese viagem = Italian viaggio, travel, journey, voyage, from Latin viaticum, provision for a journey, Late Latin a journey, neuter of viaticus, pertaining to travel, from via, a way, road, journey, travel: see viaticum, of which voyage is a doublet.
  2. from Old French voyager, travel, from voyage, travel: see voyage.
 

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/ˈvɔɪədʒ/
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