Meaning of shipping lane | Babel Free

Definitions

A route across an ocean, sea, or other body of water which is regularly used by commercial maritime vessels.

Examples

“Something has happened to North Atlantic icebergs this season. Up to last week only two small "growlers" had floated into the shipping lanes.”

“Ships line up on the buoys to insure they do not stray from the shipping lane.”

“A multilateral force rescued a Chinese ship from Somali pirates on Wednesday, in a sign foreign navies patrolling the shipping lane linking Europe to Asia are adopting tougher new tactics.”

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