Travel, trip, journey, voyage, crossing

1.

TRAVEL, TRIP, JOURNEY, VOYAGE,
CROSSING
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2.

1. General
term, normally uncountable: My
interests are music and travel.
2.
If travel stands in plural, then it suggests a
grand programme of travelling and
exploration: He wrote a wonderful book about
his travels in the Himalayas.
TRAVEL

3.

1. Once
piece of travelling: Did you have a
good journey? (not Did you have a good
travel?)
2.
Travelling with a serious purpose: In 1863 the
President travelled to Dakota to make peace
with the Indians. OR: Amundsen made his
journey to the South Pole in 1911.
JOURNEY

4.

1. A
return journey together with the activity
(business or pleasure) which is the reason for
the journey: I’m going on a business trip next
week.
TRIP

5.

A
long sea journey: He was a young sailor on
his first sea voyage.
VOYAGE

6.

A
journey across a large area of water from
one side to the other: It was a really rough
crossing, I threw up three times.
CROSSING