The meaning of Voyages

noun

A place where roads or railway lines cross.

Usage examples:

A stream of cars was waiting for the railway crossing barriers to be opened

verb

Go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.).

Usage examples:

She has crossed the atlantic twice

noun

A place where a road and a railroad cross

Usage examples:

A pedestrian crossing

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

Usage examples:

A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Usage examples:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

noun

Each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by europeans to recover the holy land from the muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.

Usage examples:

The fanaticism engendered by the crusades

verb

Lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change.

Usage examples:

He crusaded against gambling in the 1950s

noun

A long and determined attempt to achieve something you strongly believe in

Usage examples:

She’s involved in the crusade for racial equality., he crusaded tirelessly for civil rights., a cru…

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.

Usage examples:

An excursion to london zoo

noun

A short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

Usage examples:

My class is going on an excursion to niagara falls.

noun

A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.

Usage examples:

An expedition to the jungles of the orinoco

noun

A long, organized trip for a particular purpose, or the people, vehicles, or ships making such a trip

Usage examples:

A military expedition

noun

Speed in doing something

Usage examples:

We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition.

noun

The action or process of flying through the air.

Usage examples:

An eagle in flight

verb

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

Usage examples:

He flighted a free kick into the box

noun

An aircraft trip, or the occasion of being a passenger in an aircraft

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’ll be arriving home on tuesday on flight 147., [ c ] all flights out of midway have been c…

noun

The action of travelling widely around the world.

Usage examples:

In spite of his globetrotting, he has not abandoned his indian heritage

adjective

Travelling widely around the world.

Usage examples:

A globetrotting celebrity

verb

Travel widely.

noun

A long walk or walking tour.

Usage examples:

A five-mile hike across rough terrain

verb

Walk for a long distance, especially across country.

Usage examples:

They hiked across the moors

verb

To walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

We plan to hike from lake to lake., i’ve got to hike back to my car to get my jacket., dairies have…

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

A trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

Usage examples:

He was planning a six-week journey to china., as we journeyed north, the weather improved.

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Present participle of journey

Usage examples:

As we journeyed south, the landscape became drier and rockier.

noun

A long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience.

Usage examples:

His odyssey from military man to politician

proper noun

A greek hexameter epic poem traditionally ascribed to homer, describing the travels of odysseus during his ten years of wandering after the fall of troy. he eventually returned home to ithaca and killed the suitors who had plagued his wife penelope during his absence.

noun

A long trip or period involving a lot of different and exciting activities, esp. while searching for something

Usage examples:

The movie follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother he was separated from at birth.

noun

The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb

Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.

Usage examples:

Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun

A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

preposition

For each (used with units to express a rate).

Usage examples:

He charges £2 per square yard

prefix

Through; all over.

Usage examples:

Perforation

noun

A pilgrim's journey.

Usage examples:

He wanted to go on a pilgrimage to santiago de compostela

verb

Go on a pilgrimage.

Usage examples:

Thousands pilgrimage there every year

noun

A trip, often a long one, made to a holy place for religious reasons

noun

A long or arduous search for something.

Usage examples:

The quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified

verb

Search for something.

Usage examples:

He was a real scientist, questing after truth

noun

A long search for something that is difficult to find

Usage examples:

A quest for the meaning of life

noun

An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in east africa.

Usage examples:

One week on safari

noun

A trip to watch, photograph, or hunt wild animals in their natural environment

Usage examples:

For his vacation, he plans to go on safari in kenya.

noun

A piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.

Usage examples:

All the sails were unfurled

verb

Travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation.

Usage examples:

Ian took us out sailing on the lake

verb

A large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel

noun

The action of sailing in a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

A sailing club

verb

Travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation.

Usage examples:

Ian took us out sailing on the lake

noun

The sport or activity of using boats with sails

Usage examples:

I never really got into sailing.

noun

A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.

Usage examples:

A motoring tour of scotland

verb

Make a tour of (an area).

Usage examples:

He decided to tour france

verb

Walk heavily or noisily.

Usage examples:

He tramped about the room

noun

A person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar.

Usage examples:

In this category fall some of the adaptive activities of psychotics, autists, pariahs, outcasts, va…

verb

To walk with heavy steps

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’ve been tramping through museums all day., tramps knew the houses where you got good food.,…

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

phrase

Journeys

Usage examples:

Travels in/around a record of her travels in/around the far east, some of the photographs were take…

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

verb

Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

Usage examples:

He tripped over his cat

noun

A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun

A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.

Usage examples:

She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

adjective

Travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant.

Usage examples:

A wandering preacher

verb

Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.

Usage examples:

I wandered through the narrow streets