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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Neolithic Britons had maritime trade routes for cattle and heavy stone-grinding tools.
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Same goes for Josh Okogie, the other former Phoenix Suns player who came to Charlotte via the trade route.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Sports, to a club that is reportedly continuing to explore the veteran trade route after missing on Matthew Stafford.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Beijing could disrupt trade routes in the western Pacific, rattling the global economy.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Same goes for Josh Okogie, the other former Phoenix Suns player who came to Charlotte via the trade route.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Sports, to a club that is reportedly continuing to explore the veteran trade route after missing on Matthew Stafford.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
Beijing could disrupt trade routes in the western Pacific, rattling the global economy.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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