shipping lane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shipping lane
First recorded in 1930–35
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Rubio also said the southern shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz was open and that more barrels of oil were flowing through it each day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
By 12:11, the small boat, with 82 people on board, finally moves off into the busiest shipping lane in the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was said to have been about the same length as a bus before it began deflating in the world's busiest shipping lane.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to Kato, it took him a month to make his way back into the shipping lane from California to Hawaii.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This part of the ocean was a shipping lane.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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