voyage
Long ocean crossing
A voyage is a long journey, especially by water or through space: The voyage across the Atlantic took three weeks, the Voyager spacecraft's voyage to the outer planets.
The word carries more weight than trip—it suggests distance, duration, and often discovery or adventure.
A maiden voyage is a ship's first journey.
To voyage is to make such a journey, though the verb is literary and less common than the noun.
Seagoing transport vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
vessel · mariner · seafaring · maritime · anchor · helm · captain · sailor
Travel from place to place
milestone · destination · path · trajectory · undertaking · venture · sojourn · quest
Respectful forward inclination
Act of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unchartedNot yet documented
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
cartography · conquest · colonization · Magellan · Columbus · Drake · Shackleton · mapping
Religious journey to shrine
- soulInnermost animating essence
- innerSituated further in
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- questSeeking journey for something
awakening · transformation · enlightenment · self-discovery · mystical · sacred · passage · rite
Impressively grand in scope
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- UlyssesGreek hero, Latinized
- IthacaIonian island, epic destination
- PenelopeTraditional name, Greek origin
Cyclops · Calypso · Circe · Telemachus · Greek · mythology · heroic · wandering
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
yacht · vessel · mariner · seafaring · maritime · anchor · helm · captain · sailor · passage
journey
Travel from place to place
chapter · milestone · destination · path · trajectory · undertaking · venture · sojourn · quest · personal
bow
Respectful forward inclination
fore · aft · deck · hull · keel · mast · galley · cabin · berth · gangway
discovery
Act of finding something
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unchartedNot yet documented
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
explorer · cartography · conquest · colonization · Magellan · Columbus · Drake · Shackleton · mapping · landmass
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- soulInnermost animating essence
- innerSituated further in
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
quest · awakening · transformation · enlightenment · self-discovery · mystical · sacred · passage · rite · vision
epic
Impressively grand in scope
Penelope · Cyclops · Calypso · Circe · Telemachus · Greek · mythology · heroic · wandering · homecoming
liner
Inner protective covering
itinerary · excursion · stateroom · promenade · sundeck · tender · embarkation · disembarkation · amenities · entertainment
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
chart · waypoint · bearing · heading · course · circumnavigate · celestial · chronometer · knots · fathom
voyagecommute
Regular work travel
errand · trip · jaunt · day trip · school run
voyagehomecoming
Returning to one's origin
return · arrival · journey's end · landing · repatriation
- maiden voyagesFirst trips of vessels
- bon voyageTraveler's send-off phrase
- historic voyageMemorable journey of significance
- sea voyageTravel across ocean waters
- ocean voyageTravel by ship overseas
- epic voyageGrand, heroic journey
voyages, voyager, voyaging, voyaged, voyagers, voyageurs, voyageur