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voyage vs sail

sail vs voyage

voyage and sail both are nouns.

voyage and sail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voyage Yes No Yes No
sail Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sail is a hyponym of voyage; that is, sail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than voyage:
  • voyage: an act of traveling by water
  • sail: an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Other hyponyms of voyage include cruise, maiden voyage.
As verbs, voyage and sail are synonyms defined as:
  • voyage and sail: travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
Other synonyms of voyage include navigate.
voyage (noun) sail (noun)
a journey to some distant place an ocean trip taken for pleasure
an act of traveling by water a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
any structure that resembles a sail
voyage (verb) sail (verb)
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means travel on water propelled by wind
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
Difference between voyage and sail

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