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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The trade war has impacted volumes from China to the U.S., with some other Asia to U.S. trade routes experiencing year-over-year declines as high as 20%.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
These cozy spices have been around for centuries, traveling through global trade routes and appearing in American kitchens as early as the colonial era.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
These cozy spices have been around for centuries, traveling through global trade routes and appearing in American kitchens as early as the colonial era.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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 8 Oct. 2025.
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