trade route
noun
1
: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)
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There is no river, no mountain, no trade route, no port.
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Atlantic piracy had reached its peak, blockading the port of Charleston and choking off trade routes from the Caribbean to Long Island.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The trade route may be the better road for Bowman this summer.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026
European leaders have insisted their countries would not help police the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy trade route, until the war is over.
—Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Atlantic piracy had reached its peak, blockading the port of Charleston and choking off trade routes from the Caribbean to Long Island.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
The trade route may be the better road for Bowman this summer.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 8 May 2026
European leaders have insisted their countries would not help police the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy trade route, until the war is over.
—Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for trade route
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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