trade route
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trade route
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Roughly one-third of global fertilizer supply, including chemicals like nitrogen and phosphate, pass through the trade route, and recent delays have nudged prices higher without significantly hurting demand.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
As restrictions remain on the vital trade route, Americans are beginning to see financial impacts beyond the gas pump.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Europeans sought to find a quicker trade route with these areas by sailing west, but in doing so landed on the Americas instead.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
Particularly important, the Teotihuacan-backed dynasty took over several outposts on the Usumacinta River system, Yucatan’s most important trade route.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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