ship route
- noun
- /ʃɪp ruːt/
:
ruta marítima
- Tourists often choose cruises that travel along popular ship routes known for their scenic views.
Examples
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Although small, Djibouti is strategically placed, sitting on a busy shipping route and a stable country in an otherwise volatile region.
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The shipping company decided to create a new ship route to improve deliveries to the island.
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So here, this is the source of every shipping route, every trucking route here.
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Many fishing boats follow the same ship route that has been used for decades.
Synonyms
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1.0
A path or road from one place to another
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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3.0
A regular route used to carry goods between regions or countries
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4.4
A route through the sea that ships use to travel between places
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4.2
A regular route at sea used by ships and boats
A regular ship route that carries goods or people between ports
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'ship' (a vessel) + 'route' (a designated path), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a path used by ships. This noun+noun compounding follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. ruta marítima, route maritime) and is therefore transparent.
Etymology
Ship route comes from the idea of a 'road at sea'. Old sailors and traders followed the same paths where winds and currents helped their boats. So a ship would stay on a route like a car on a road, which is why it means a regularly used path at sea.