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A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.…

One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.

akes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration.

ted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages. Free port. See under Free. -- Port bar. (Naut,) (a) A boom. See Boom, 4, also Bar, 3. (b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port. -- Port charges (Com.), charges, as wharfage, etc., to which a ship or its car…

The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.

That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary preparatives for our voyage." Dryden.

t of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation.

over (Naut.), to sail over or across. -- To put to sea (Naut.), to set sail; to begin a voyage; to advance into the ocean. -- To put up. (a) To take lodgings; to lodge. (b) To offer one's self as a candidate. L'Estrange. -- To put up to, to advance to. [Obs.] "With this he put up to my lord." Swift. -- To put up w…

iculars; to relate; to narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the particulars of a voyage.

Remaining; left; left over; refuse. Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage. Shak.

To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise.

A voyage; as, run to China.

t.) Same as Reefing bowsprit. -- Running days (Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under working days. Simmonds. -- Running fire, a constant fire of musketry or cannon. -- Running gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a loc…

To set sail; to begin a voyage.

ils; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.

; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.

Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.

which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage. -- To ride shank's mare, to go on foot; to walk.

en. "A sort of rogues." Massinger. A boy, a child, and we a sort of us, Vowed against his voyage. Chapman.