maiden

Examples

• All

• Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was one of the first people to depart the Amtrak Downeaster passenger train on Thursday, November 1, 2012, during its maiden voyage from Boston to Brunswick.

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• In seconds, with the crew wading into the water up to their hips, they had us turned around, facing the sea, ready for our maiden voyage.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Probably it's time for the maiden voyage of the S S.

• So the Enterprise has had its maiden voyage, has it?

  Star Trek (2009)

• This will be the maiden voyage of the van since it was restored.

• Most recently, Boeing opened the latest chapter in its aviation innovation with the 747-8 Intercontinental's maiden commercial flight.

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• On Monday, Air Force One makes its maiden flight to Rangoon, Burma, also known as Myanmar, to start the first visit by a sitting U.S. president.

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• Thousands gather to witness the maiden voyage of America's technological marvel, the Southland's newest wonder, the Treer MegaZeppelin.

  Southland Tales (2007)

• This ceremony marked the maiden launch of the new spacecraft.

• The product had a successful maiden presentation at the technology expo.

Synonyms

F

first

vsmaiden

∞ 1.0

Coming before all others in order, time, or importance

focuses on causing a start rather than on simple temporal order

I

inaugural

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• Formal

58 6.5

Relating to the start of something new, like a leader taking office or a first event

occurs as the single initial occurrence rather than only starting a process

I

initiatory

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1 8.4

Having a role that starts a process or event

is used for any initial event that sets something in motion

Antonyms

S

subsequent

171 4.4

Happening after something else in time

R

repeated

1.0

Happening again and again

Compounds

M

maiden name

45 3.1

A woman's last name before she marries

M

maiden voyage

10 4.9

A first trip by a new ship or plane after it is built

M

maiden aunt

• Archaic

1 7.2

A parent's sister who never married

M

maiden flight

1 5.7

The first time a new plane, rocket, or vehicle goes into the air

I

iron maiden

• NSFW

1 9.9

An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death

I

ice maiden

• Offensive

1 8.8

A woman who seems cold and shows little feeling

M

maiden blue-eyed Mary

• US

9.9

A small wildflower with tiny blue and white flowers that grows in western North America

M

maiden over

• UK

9.8

One set of six balls in cricket when the batting team scores no runs

M

maiden pink

• UK

9.1

A small low plant with pale pink flowers and dark centers

Surface Forms

Etymology