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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In Chang’An, China, in the year 731, Han Yu shares a special connection with animals and dreams of someday becoming a merchant and traveling the trade routes.
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Caroline Carlson
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The new port city, formerly known as Duba port, has a strategic location in one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Its position on one of the region’s most important trade routes cements Armenia as both an origin point of winemaking and a gateway to its spread across Europe and Asia.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This need for speed has also expanded air freight volumes on other trade routes.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Carlson
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The new port city, formerly known as Duba port, has a strategic location in one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Its position on one of the region’s most important trade routes cements Armenia as both an origin point of winemaking and a gateway to its spread across Europe and Asia.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This need for speed has also expanded air freight volumes on other trade routes.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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