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• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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maiden voyage

• the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
• nautical the first voyage of a vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of maiden voyage 1

Idioms and Phrases

Example sentences.

The RMS Queen Mary made her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City.

In fact, its maiden voyage on familiar trails netted a series of both uphill and downhill PRs.

People might be surprised that during that period “Maiden Voyage,” one of your most well-loved standards, began as a TV jingle.

To some passengers a maiden voyage was a pleasure cruise; to others it meant a hope for new life.

His maiden voyage as skipper of his own ship made that reputation for the man.

He had had his fair fraction in the form of a crowd of enthusiastic friends who came to see him off on his maiden voyage.

THE ship's company was of a character befitting the greatest of all vessels and worthy of the occasion of her maiden voyage.

He has made it a custom to be a passenger on the maiden voyage of every new ship built by the White Star Line.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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• as in first
• as in unmarried
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• terminating
• penultimate

Thesaurus Definition of maiden  (Entry 2 of 2)

• mademoiselle

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Definition of maiden voyage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maiden voyage

• The ‘Titanic’ sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage.

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What does the noun maiden voyage mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun maiden voyage . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Where does the noun maiden voyage come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun maiden voyage is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for maiden voyage is from 1823, in European Magazine .

maiden voyage is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: maiden n. & adj. , voyage n.

Nearby entries

• maiden-servant, n. 1533–1740
• maidenship, n. 1602–
• maiden's honesty, n. 1691–
• maiden-skate, n. a1795–
• maidens' light, n. 1547–8
• maidens' milk, n. ?c1450
• maiden speech, n. 1702–
• maiden's water, n. 1975–
• maiden's wreath, n. 1893–
• maiden-thought, n. 1818–
• maiden voyage, n. 1823–
• maiden-wax, n. 1726
• maidenweed, n. a1325–1718
• maiden-widowed, adj. 1599
• maideux, int. c1450–1500
• maid face, n. c1450
• maid-faced, adj. 1610
• maid-fish, n. 1665–1810
• maidhead, n. a1393–1621
• maidhood, n. a1200–
• maidish, adj. 1822–

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Entry history for maiden voyage, n..

Originally published as part of the entry for maiden, n. & adj.

maiden, n. & adj. was revised in June 2000.

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adjective as in earliest

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Example Sentences

So many areas that it involves inputting the maiden name of your maternal grandmother and, of course, the scary phone number request.

The landing page of my personal website links to articles published under both bylines as well as articles published under my maiden name, Ruth Shalit.

If Munson was naked in them, well so were maidens in beloved paintings and sculptures.

The SN8′s maiden flight could have come as early as Friday, but the launch date slid repeatedly as observers read SpaceX’s plans in the tea leaves of local road closures and Federal Aviation Administration flight restrictions.

She happily dropped her maiden name of Williams and changed her last name when they got married.

People might be surprised that during that period “Maiden Voyage,” one of your most well-loved standards, began as a TV jingle.

She was a fair maiden, a beautiful virgin born on a summer's day, married on a summer's day.

She continued to go by the surname Wilhelm, but Bill took her maiden name as a tribute to her.

The Fed lent Maiden Lane $28.82 billion, and JPMorgan lent Maiden Lane $1.15 billion.

The Federal Reserve created Maiden Lane to smooth the way for the deal.

The exile and the maiden, in short, fell in love with each other, and they mutually vowed never to be parted but by force.

For forty years Anastatia Dodd had lived in maiden meditation fancy free.

"Oh, but dear Mrs. Dodd, suppose she couldn't help it," said the artless maiden with a blush and a little sigh.

A member of parliament took occasion to make his maiden speech, on a question respecting the execution of a particular statute.

Recall his threat when coughed down on the occasion of his maiden speech in the House of Commons.

Related Words

Words related to maiden are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word maiden . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in young woman

noun as in (offensive) older unmarried woman

• bachelor girl
• fuddy-duddy
• goody-goody
• single woman
• unmarried woman

noun as in person who has not had sex

• vestal virgin

noun as in female servant

• maidservant
• young woman

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Maiden Voyage: What Does the Popular Idiom “Maiden Voyage” Mean?

The phrase “maiden voyage” has been used for many years as an idiom in the English language. If you are not familiar with the meaning of this term, its usage can leave you scratching your head. If you are stuck wondering what this phrase means or where it comes from then you have come to the right place. Here you will find the meaning of this phrase, information about its origin, some example sentences and conversations that will help you better understand it and use it properly, and some alternative suggestions you can say to mean the same thing.

Maiden Voyage

Maiden voyage meaning.

The phrase “maiden voyage” means the first trip out to sea, to the sky or over-the-road that is taken by a ship, aircraft or other moving vehicles for its specified purpose. It can also be used as a way to describe someone’s first experience doing something.

Origin of this idiom

The term “maiden” has been used as a descriptive term to mean “the first time doing something” since the mid-1500s. However, the phrase “maiden voyage” wasn’t first recorded until 1901 when it was used to describe the first time a ship went out to sea for its intended purpose.

“Maiden Voyage” Examples

Example sentences.

• The maiden voyage of the Titanic ended in one of the most well-known catastrophes of all time.
• This weekend I am taking my new boat out to sea on her maiden voyage .
• The Titanic sank in April 1912 on its  maiden voyage  from Southampton to New York.
• The ship made its  maiden voyage  last week.
• The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank during its  maiden voyage  in 1912.

Example Conversations

A discussion between two friends.

• Friend 1: Would you like to go with me this weekend?
• Friend 2: What are you doing?
• Friend 1: I am going to take my speedboat out on her maiden voyage .
• Friend 2: Sure! I would love to come.

A discussion between mother and daughter.

• Daughter: I can’t believe you and dad bought me a car for my 16th birthday!
• Mother: You like it then?
• Daughter: I love it!
• Mother: Good! I am happy to hear that! Where are you going to take it on its maiden voyage ?
• Daughter: Most likely to the mall to get some new shoes with my birthday money.

Alternatives to “Maiden Voyage”

There are several other ways to say the phrase “maiden voyage” and state the same meaning. Other words or phrases you could say to replace this phrase include:

• First voyage
• First journey

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maiden voyage

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See maiden ( adjective ) .

maiden voyage ( plural maiden voyages )

• 1998 , Cynthia Bass, Maiden Voyage ‎ [1] , Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN : For one thing, it was a maiden voyage , which always meant both passengers and staff were a little giddier, a little looser, than usual.

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