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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Pontianak is said to have been founded in 1771, near a delta on the trade route of the Kapuas River.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
Electronic components manufactured by U.S. companies are still turning up in Russian fighter jets via intermediary trade routes that experts say evade sanctions, a report has found.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Native to Asia, the hammerhead worm is believed to have entered the U.S. through plant trade routes.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Teams are expected to turn to the trade route in bids to improve their rosters.
—John Wawrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2025
Electronic components manufactured by U.S. companies are still turning up in Russian fighter jets via intermediary trade routes that experts say evade sanctions, a report has found.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Native to Asia, the hammerhead worm is believed to have entered the U.S. through plant trade routes.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Teams are expected to turn to the trade route in bids to improve their rosters.
—John Wawrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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