Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or process of taking a voyage; a journey by water.

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  • verb Present participle of voyage.
  • noun Act of travelling or going on a voyage.

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Examples

  • Till one last long wave shall whelm her, and our voyaging is past.

    Spun-Yarn and Spindrift Norah Mary 1918

  • 484 Alluding to the phrase “Al-safar zafar” = voyaging is victory

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • But this is a trivial matter compared with the importance of these letters, in a consideration of the effect they produced upon the mind of Columbus, for, if they did not suggest to him the idea of voyaging westerly to discover the Indies, they certainly confirmed him in the opinion that such a voyage could be successfully made.

    Amerigo Vespucci Frederick Albion Ober 1881

  • Some Indians engage in "voyaging" or "tripping" for the traders -- taking out fur packs to the steamboats or railroads, by six-fathom canoe, York boat, or sturgeon-head scow brigades, and bringing in supplies.

    The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905

  • Everyone who has done a little "voyaging," as they call it in France, knows that a few miles to the south of Samer rises a very steep hill, across which the route lies, and that diligence travellers are generally invited to walk up it.

    Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Robert Smith Surtees 1833

  • "voyaging" do a little hunting and trapping on their own account.

    Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850

  • When it comes to digital voyaging, it will blow your mind.

    A Digital Odyssey Kevin Sintumuang 2011

  • We're reminded that until recently coaches retained some romantic cachet, whether steered by voyaging hippies, flying pickets, football fans or itinerant ravers.

    Tonight's TV highlights: Michel Roux's Service | Midsomer Murders | Teenage Paparazzo | Timeshift: The Modern Age Of Coach Travel | The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters | Breaking Bad 2011

  • But, since you say that you were voyaging to Japan for your health, I can assure you that it will improve no better anywhere than aboard the Ghost.

    Chapter 20 2010

  • Saint-Saëns was an especially ardent and serious exponent of Orientalism, regularly visiting Algeria and voyaging through Egypt and even as far as Indo-China.

    Go East, Monsieur Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012

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