maiden voyage

noun

The first trip of a vessel in its intended duty.

“The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.”

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Meanings

nounmaiden voyage (plural maiden voyages)

plural maiden voyages

  1. nauticalThe first trip of a vessel in its intended duty.

    The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.

    1 more example

    For one thing, it was a maiden voyage, which always meant both passengers and staff were a little giddier, a little looser, than usual.

    1998, Cynthia Bass, Maiden Voyage, Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN

Origin

See maiden (adjective).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 初航, 處女航 /处女航
  • 初航 (chūháng)first trip of a vessel
  • 處女航 /处女航 (chǔnǚháng)first trip of a vessel
  • 首航 (shǒuháng)first trip of a vessel
Czech panenská plavba
  • panenská plavbafirst trip of a vessel
Finnish neitsytmatka
  • neitsytmatkafirst trip of a vessel
French voyage inaugural
  • voyage inauguralfirst trip of a vessel
German Jungfernfahrt
  • Jungfernfahrtfirst trip of a vessel
Hebrew הַפְלָגַת בְּכוֹרָה, הַפְלָגַת בְּתוּלִין
  • הַפְלָגַת בְּכוֹרָה (haflagat bekhora)first trip of a vessel
  • הַפְלָגַת בְּתוּלִין (haflagat betulin)first trip of a vessel
Indonesian Perjalanan Perdana
  • Perjalanan Perdanafirst trip of a vessel
Italian viaggio inaugurale
  • viaggio inauguralefirst trip of a vessel
Japanese 処女航海
  • 処女航海 (shojo kōkai)first trip of a vessel
Norwegian Bokmål jomfrutur
  • jomfruturfirst trip of a vessel
Spanish viaje inaugural, travesía primeriza
  • viaje inauguralfirst trip of a vessel
  • travesía primerizafirst trip of a vessel
Swedish jungfrufärd, jungfruresa
  • jungfrufärdfirst trip of a vessel
  • jungfruresafirst trip of a vessel
  • jungfruturfirst trip of a vessel
Cite this entry
APA

maiden voyage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20voyage

MLA

“maiden voyage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20voyage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maiden voyage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20voyage.

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