maiden voyage

Fig. the first voyage of a ship or boat. The liner sank on its maiden voyage. Jim is taking his yacht on its maiden voyage.

maiden voyage

The first experience, as in This tennis tournament is my maiden voyage in statewide competition. This term, originally meaning the first voyage of a ship, was first recorded in 1901, but the use of maiden to signify "the first time" dates from the mid-1500s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nor (2)	NAWR	Limburgish
Carmichael	[ka:'maikl]
Balliol	['beiljəl]
Philemon	fi-LEE-mən (English), fie-LEE-mən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Eloy	e-LOI	Spanish
Sarvesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi