Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VOYAGE
VOYAGE, n. [Fr. from voir, or the same root, Eng. way, Sax. waeg, weg. See Wog and Way.]
- A passing by sea or water from one place, port or country to another, especially a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country. Captain L. made more than a hundred voyages to the West Indies. A voyage over lake Superior is like a voyage to Bermuda.
- The practice of traveling. [Not in use.] Bacon.
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