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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Just before the talks, Iran announced its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard started the drill early Monday morning in the waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the world's oil passes.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
But Tehran has flexed its military might in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial to international trade routes through which a fifth of the world’s total oil consumption passes.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
Just before the talks, Iran announced its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard started the drill early Monday morning in the waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the world’s oil passes.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Still, the Bahamian trade route, which began picking up steam in the early months of 2025, has become a key piece of California’s troubled supply chain.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
But Tehran has flexed its military might in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial to international trade routes through which a fifth of the world’s total oil consumption passes.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
Just before the talks, Iran announced its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard started the drill early Monday morning in the waterways that are crucial international trade routes through which 20% of the world’s oil passes.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Still, the Bahamian trade route, which began picking up steam in the early months of 2025, has become a key piece of California’s troubled supply chain.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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