trade route

noun

1
: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)

Examples of trade route in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Octopus Baja is Delgado’s ode to historic spice trade routes, a Mexican seafood concept at 2731 K St. in midtown Sacramento that is unafraid to draw from Japanese, Peruvian and European cuisines. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024 Faced with mounting Red Sea violence, major shipping lines have largely abandoned the critical trade route for longer routes around Africa. NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024 But tensions in the key trade route could also cool, leading oil prices and inflation to drop and paving the way for a soft landing—where inflation fades without a recession. Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024 The attacks, which the Houthis say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, have raised the cost of shipping and insurance by disrupting a key trade route between Asia and Europe used widely by ships from China. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2024 But their targets increasingly have little or no connection to Israel and imperil a crucial trade route linking Asia and the Middle East with Europe. Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024 From Seville to Isfahan Corpus Christi Church, April 14 Scales and instruments traveled the same trade routes as raw materials and spices, which makes music a record of migrations. Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024 For greater insights into Uzbekistan’s position at the heart of the fabled Silk Road, a historic trade route that ran from China and India to the Mediterranean, the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva await. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024 The word, murky in origin, likely links to Indian pulao and Persian pilau through centuries of maritime trade routes. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trade route was in 1828

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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

trade route

noun
1
: one of the sea-lanes used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)

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