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maiden voyage
noun
the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
maiden voyage
noun
nautical the first voyage of a vessel
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maiden voyage1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
On Sunday Glen Sannox carried passengers and vehicles on her maiden voyage after completing a test run.
“This is a really sustainably built product that our trail teams have spent a lot of time learning how to do and we’re hopeful this will give it its maiden voyage,” she said.
We hope it goes on to be an annual event and are honored to be included on the maiden voyage.”
The ship had cost £5.5m - and after a few months of fitting out, it made its maiden voyage off Scotland's west coast in December.
The closest vessel was the Disney Treasure, which was travelling from Europe to the US to prepare for its maiden voyage and was 80 miles away when it responded.
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