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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These are the same people who founded the great city of Sijilmasa and ran the early trade routes that carried gold and enslaved humans across the Sahara.
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Abderrahim Ouarghidi, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
The United States and Russia reportedly could work together to explore the Arctic's natural resources and trade routes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The pledge, which comes after more than a year of shipping traffic disruption on a major international trade route, was made on Jan. 19, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), as reported by Bloomberg.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
There are many qualities that make land valuable, such as access to resources, human habitability, agricultural productivity, and proximity to trade routes.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Abderrahim Ouarghidi, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
The United States and Russia reportedly could work together to explore the Arctic's natural resources and trade routes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The pledge, which comes after more than a year of shipping traffic disruption on a major international trade route, was made on Jan. 19, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), as reported by Bloomberg.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Jan. 2025
There are many qualities that make land valuable, such as access to resources, human habitability, agricultural productivity, and proximity to trade routes.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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