10 sentences with 'voyages'
Example sentences and phrases with the word voyages and other words derived from it.
• « Drakkar ships allowed the Vikings unprecedented mobility, being able both to make ocean voyages and to travel up rivers to raid inland communities. »
• « However, from about 1420 onwards, maritime technology improved dramatically and it became feasible to undertake voyages that could cross the entire Atlantic Ocean with a reasonable degree of certainty of success. »
• « In the 15th century that changed with the introduction of the caravel; the same thing that made it possible for Europeans to reach the Americas enabled them to make reliable voyages along the African coast. »
• « Together with new compasses and the astrolabe, by the mid-15th century Europeans were able to make long-distance voyages that far exceeded their previous maximum ranges. »
• « Christopher Columbus's voyages - closer in time - were not such a risky adventure, although no one questions the prestige of the navigator or his bravery in travelling in the fragile vessels. »
• « After the six voyages of the Apollo missions, the Earth's natural satellite has become an old acquaintance, fully qualified and studied. »
• « Portuguese traders' voyages to West Africa introduced them to the African slave trade, which was already very active among African states. »
• « He believed that, using calculations based on the voyages of other sailors, he could chart a route west to India, which could be used to expand European trade and spread Christianity. »
• « From 1534 to 1541, he made three voyages of discovery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River. »