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.
Equivalents
Suomi
laivaväylä
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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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