sea lane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea lane
First recorded in 1875–80
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Iran resisted U.S. bombardment for over a month, reaching a cease-fire that could allow it to maintain influence over a key sea lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates pipelines bypass the strait, but those volumes are about 10% of the sea lane.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
An area of long-simmering disputes, the South China Sea serves a key sea lane for global trade.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
The companies will also study developing Russian ports at both ends of the sea lane — in Murmansk and Vladivostok — to handle the transfer of containers from ice-class ships to ordinary ones.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
Our merchant seamen, in addition, are carrying supplies to them and to our allies over every sea lane.
From State of the Union Address by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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