Northeast Passage

American  

noun

1. a ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.

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Northeast Passage British  

noun

1. a shipping route along the Arctic coasts of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific: first navigated by Nordenskjöld (1878–79)

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Example Sentences

In the ultralight, performance trike I had rented from a shop called Northeast Passage in Durham, N.H.,

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

They claim it could one day carry millions of tonnes of goods to Europe from container ships taking advantage of melting sea ice in the Northeast Passage.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2019

Cruise lines are trying out polar voyages, and this year, for the first time, a container ship sailed through the fabled Northeast Passage, a journey that until recently would have been impossible.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2018

He had hoped to find a Northeast Passage, a shortcut by water from Europe to Asia.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

There must be no myth of a Northeast Passage left lurking in any of the many inlets of this spider-shaped sea.

From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)