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a journey over water in a vessel the long, perilous voyage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up South America's Pacific coast

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Noun
The astronauts who flew aboard the infamous Boeing Starliner for its maiden crewed voyage are on their way home. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 Tuesday's splashdown will cap a lengthy space odyssey for Williams and Wilmore, whose troubled voyage became mired in politics and raised questions about Boeing's ability to carry out missions for NASA. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Panama Canal has a long history of sea creatures voyaging through as stowaways on ships’ hulls and in their ballast tanks: oysters from the Indo-Pacific, jellyfish from the Black Sea, worms from mud flats in the Netherlands. Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Book now with Aqua Expeditions Amazon River voyages with Seabourn Journeying through the Boca dos Botos portion of the Amazon River in Brazil, Seabourn's expedition team will immerse you in the region's one-of-a-kind ecosystem. Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for voyage
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Noun
  • Submarine sinks in Red Sea, killing 6 CAIRO -- A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada Thursday, leaving six dead, the provincial governor said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For its study, the cruise company compiled a list of all the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Europe.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Family of 4 picks up and moves overseas to travel the world, share more life experiences The Niblett family left their home in England and moved to Bali for the first stop of their year of traveling.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • If any of the men in black and white lacked motivation, the merest glances to the fans who’d traveled in their droves from the North-east would refuel them in an instant.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • It was ordered by the Pentagon to sail to the Middle East amid escalating strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As of March 20, the sun in Aries will journey through your eighth house of intimacy, joint ventures and shared resources, pushing you to face the deeper, hidden parts of your life.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Queen Camilla journeyed to Northern Ireland for an official visit on Wednesday, greeting members of the public in Belfast.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Social media users were not happy and blasted the royal couple for taking a lax approach to water safety while boating.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Numerous tour operators offer boating excursions encircling it.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The geckos come out at night – so the team also goes trekking in the dark with flashlights to look for geckos perched on leaves and bushes.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Boland is already touring heavily in support of The Last Kings of Babylon, with headlining dates stretching into July across Texas and the Midwest.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Last year, Moroney toured with Kenny Chesney and won two coveted industry honors: the Country Music Association’s new artist of the year and the Academy of Country Music’s new female artist of the year trophies.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Duluth, Minnesota Amid the heatwaves throughout Europe during the summer, trips to Nordic countries offer a way to beat the summer heat of southern Europe.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Family-friendly Offerings Children are welcome at Reindeer Manor, and there are plenty of itineraries to suit young ones, especially during the holiday season, such as reindeer feeding, trips to Santa’s Village, and ski school in Levi.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025

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