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V0150700 (voi′ĭj)n.1. A long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea.2. a. often voyages The events of a journey of exploration or discovery considered as material for a narrative.b. Such a narrative.v. voy·aged, voy·ag·ing, voy·ag·es v.intr. To make a voyage.v.tr. To sail across; traverse: voyaged the western ocean.

[Middle English, from Old French veyage, from Late Latin viāticum, a journey, from Latin, provisions for a journey, from neuter of viāticus, of a journey, from via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

voy′ag·er n.

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(ˈvɔɪədʒə) n (Astronautics) either of two US spacecraft that studied the outer solar system; Voyager 1 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1980), Voyager 2 visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1981) and made the first flyby of Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989)

Thesaurus

Noun

voyager - a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)traveler, traveller - a person who changes location

Translations

航海者

voyage

(ˈvoiidʒ) noun a usually long journey, especially by sea. The voyage to America used to take many weeks. 航海，航行 verb to make such a journey. They voyaged for many months.远行ˈvoyager noun an old word for a person making a voyage, or who has made several voyages. 航海者

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in space exploration: see space explorationspace exploration,
the investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of artificial satellites (spacecraft that orbit the earth), space probes (spacecraft that pass through the solar system and that may or may not
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space vehicle carrying sophisticated instrumentation but no crew, designed to explore various aspects of the solar system (see space exploration). Unlike an artificial satellite, which is placed in more or less permanent orbit around the earth, a space probe is
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the first airplane to circumnavigate the earth nonstop on a single load of fuel. Designed by Burt RutanRutan, Burt
(Elbert Leander Rutan) , 1943–, American aerospace engineer, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. California Polytechnic Univ. (B.S. 1965). From 1965 to 1972 Rutan worked for the U.S.
..... Click the link for more information. and flown by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, Voyager took off from California on Dec. 14, 1986, and, after a 25,012 mi (40,269 km) flight, landed in the same place nine days later. The plane weighed only 1,858 lb (845 kg) without fuel but needed a wingspan of 110 ft (33 m) to lift its two pilots and 1,200 gal (4,560 liters) of fuel off the ground. Only a few gallons remained at the completion of the journey. In 2005, Steve FossettFossett, Steve
(James Stephen Fossett), 1944–2007, American investment banker and adventurer, b. California. After becoming a multimillionaire as a stockbroker and investment consultant, he began a second career as a sports adventurer.
..... Click the link for more information. piloted the GlobalFlyer, a jet plane also designed by Burt Rutan, in a solo nonstop flight around the world.

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noun a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

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