: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
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: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebA couple of decades ago, a historian pioneered an off-road route across the preserve, retracing an ancient Native American trade route, and published a book that offered the public enough direction to find it and drive it themselves. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 20 June 2020 The Taiwan Strait, a 110-mile-wide artery separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia, is a key trade route for vessels carrying goods between major economies in northeast Asia such as China, Japan, and South Korea, and the rest of world. Laura He, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Forming a human cordon, over the course of the day the police forced trucks off and pushed back protesters whose blockade of the major international trade route had cost American automakers, in particular, millions of dollars.New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022 These structural factors underpin this trade relationship and could ensure that the U.S.-Mexico trade route remains strong. Deepak Chhugani, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Since 2013, China has heavily invested in more than 100 foreign nations–largely developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America–through its Belt and Road Initiative, meant to be a modern reimagining of the ancient Silk Road trade route. Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Crossing the watershed where melting snow can run away to the North Sea, the Mediterranean or even the Black Sea, the Bernina Pass is the highest rail crossing in the Alps, following an ancient trade route. Ben Jones, CNN, 9 May 2022 Major shipping companies have suspended cargo routes to the country, closing off another trade route. Denise Roland, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022 The top-shelf Brunello will be an especially welcome treat after a few days of hiking or biking parts of the nearby Via Francigena, an ancient trade route that extends from Canterbury, England, to Rome. Kassondra Cloos, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2019 See More