trade route

noun

1. any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trade route¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

All were led by William Barents, he of the famous strait, who sought to find a shorter trade route from Europe to China.

From The Daily Beast

You tell yourself you'll quit after "one more turn," just as soon as you complete the trade route between two cities.

From The Daily Beast

Romanoff had told him that as the island was on the great trade route it was impossible for them to be left there long.

From Project Gutenberg

During this period there was a regular trade-route between the Baltic and the Mediterranean.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus then ended the second attempt to establish a trade-route between China and India.

From Project Gutenberg

Over this bridge runs the important trade route to Tok-jalung which I have mentioned above.

From Project Gutenberg

It is perhaps the ugliest track to call a trade route in the whole wide world.

From Project Gutenberg

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