shipping lane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shipping lane
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Traffic had tentatively begun moving through the critical shipping lane this week, including three Saudi-flagged supertankers that together were carrying more than six million barrels of crude, Kpler ship-tracking data showed on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
It now believes the Iran war and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for global gas and oil, might have changed the momentum.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Further signs that the key energy shipping lane is reopening could boost property developers, real-estate investment trusts and aviation-related companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The developments have renewed uncertainty around the fate of the world’s most important energy shipping lane, which Iran closed after the U.S. and Israel launched their attack on the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
His father, of course, would have gone hours earlier directly to Lew Fielding in order to show him the coast guard shipping lane records for the night of September 15.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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