trade route
Americannoun
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trade routes
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of trade route
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The Gyirong Port is also a major border crossing between Nepal and China as well as an important trade route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As my colleague Fred Kaplan explained yesterday, Iranian hard-liners want to keep control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade route.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Djibouti has only around one million inhabitants but lies on the strategic trade route of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the Red Sea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 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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