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 underwater excavation of the shipwrecks began last year and shows that people from the Ming Dynasty used the South China Sea, known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road, as an important trade route, Guan Qiang, deputy head of the NCHA, said.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 15 June 2024
The remains of the Nepali man were found near an ancient trade route crossing the Himalayas.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
This will also hold up ships, already in short supply and now locked into the port, from keeping the trade routes flowing.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
The return path is a centuries-old international trade route that connects Martigny in Switzerland and Chamonix in France.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 15 June 2024
The remains of the Nepali man were found near an ancient trade route crossing the Himalayas.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
This will also hold up ships, already in short supply and now locked into the port, from keeping the trade routes flowing.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
The return path is a centuries-old international trade route that connects Martigny in Switzerland and Chamonix in France.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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