Emily Dickinson Lexicon

JOUR'NEY, n. [jur'ny; Fr. journée, a day or day's work; It. giornata, a day; Sp. jornada, a journey, or travel of a day; It. giorno, a day, from L. diurnus, dies.]

1. The travel of a day. [Obs.]
2. Travel by land to any distance and for any time, indefinitely; as, a journey from London to Paris, or to Rome; a journey to visit a brother; a week's journey; we made two journeys to Philadelphia.
3. Passage from one place to another; as, a long journey from the upper regions. – Burnet.
4. It may sometimes include a passing by water.