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 road is so old that it’s even mentioned in the Old Testament as an important trade route during the Iron Age.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
Its location on the border of Africa and Asia put it on a trade route that meant the monastery prospered during the Byzantine period.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 July 2024
The country is also promoting overland trade routes, such as a rail corridor through Central Asia to Europe, that can serve as backstops to disruptions along major shipping routes.
—Aaron Glasserman, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
That trend was partially reversed this year amid soaring geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, which led shipping firms to divert trade routes around the southern coast of Africa — extending journey times and taking capacity out of the global system.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
Its location on the border of Africa and Asia put it on a trade route that meant the monastery prospered during the Byzantine period.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 July 2024
The country is also promoting overland trade routes, such as a rail corridor through Central Asia to Europe, that can serve as backstops to disruptions along major shipping routes.
—Aaron Glasserman, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
That trend was partially reversed this year amid soaring geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, which led shipping firms to divert trade routes around the southern coast of Africa — extending journey times and taking capacity out of the global system.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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