The research vessel's voyage across the Pacific took three months and collected thousands of samples.
这艘研究船横渡太平洋的航行历时三个月,收集了数千份样本。
Ancient Polynesian navigators are often remembered primarily for their skill in reading stars, but historical accounts and modern experimental voyages reveal that they also relied heavily on interpreting wave patterns, cloud formations, and the flight paths of land-based birds to locate islands hundreds of miles away.
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Contrary to the common assumption that ancient Polynesian voyaging canoes relied entirely on favorable winds to reach distant islands, historical accounts and modern experimental voyages show that skilled navigators could sail effectively into headwinds using a zigzagging technique similar to tacking.
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Which choice best defines “voyage”?
B — Long journey by sea or space. “voyage” means long journey by sea or space.
Which word means “long journey by sea or space”?
B — voyage. “voyage” means long journey by sea or space.
voyage — long journey by sea or space. In Chinese: 航行,航程.
voyage is pronounced /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/.
The research vessel's voyage across the Pacific took three months and collected thousands of samples. (这艘研究船横渡太平洋的航行历时三个月,收集了数千份样本。)
journey, expedition, crossing — all close in meaning to voyage (long journey by sea or space).
Yes. voyage is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
voy(road)+age