trade route
noun
1
: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)
Examples of trade route in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
After the temporary tariff relief on Chinese imports into the U.S. resulted in a 50-percent one-week surge in bookings for Hapag-Lloyd on the trade route between countries, container flow accelerated even further in the weeks after.
—
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
Team President Trajan Langdon has already hinted that any significant additions would likely come via the trade route rather than free agency.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
The pit stops on Viking voyages have mostly been lost to time due to limited archaeological evidence, but this hasn’t stopped one researcher from retracing the trade routes that Vikings embarked on.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
The threat of shutting down in the U.S. as a result of the fees comes at a time when the trade route has been on an upswing because of changes to trade policy, Abbott said.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade route
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
Team President Trajan Langdon has already hinted that any significant additions would likely come via the trade route rather than free agency.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
The pit stops on Viking voyages have mostly been lost to time due to limited archaeological evidence, but this hasn’t stopped one researcher from retracing the trade routes that Vikings embarked on.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
The threat of shutting down in the U.S. as a result of the fees comes at a time when the trade route has been on an upswing because of changes to trade policy, Abbott said.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade route
Cite this Entry
“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share