Sea lane

Sea lane

A sea lane is regularly used route for ocean-going vessels. In the time of sailing ships they were not only determined by the distribution of land masses but also the prevailing winds, whose discovery was crucial for the success of long voyages.

They are very important for trade by sea and as a result were popular places for pirates. In World War I as German U-boats began hitting American and British shipping, the Allied trade vessels began to move out of the sea lanes to be escorted by Naval ships.

See also

Age of sail


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  • sea-lane — (sēʹlān ) n. A permanent or commonly used sea route. * * * …   Universalium

  • sea lane — n a path across the sea that ships regularly use …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sea lane — n. a commonly used route for travel by sea …   English World dictionary

  • sea lane — sea ,lane noun count a particular path across the ocean that has been officially chosen for large ships to use regularly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sea lane — noun a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels • Syn: ↑seaway, ↑ship route, ↑trade route • Hypernyms: ↑lane • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Saint Lawrence Seaway, ↑St. Law …   Useful english dictionary

  • sea lane — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sea lane : singular sea lane plural sea lanes a particular path across the sea that has been officially chosen for large ships to use regularly …   English dictionary

  • sea lane — sea lanes N COUNT: usu pl Sea lanes are particular routes which ships regularly use in order to cross a sea or ocean …   English dictionary

  • sea lane — a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea. Also called shipping lane. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • sea lane — Synonyms and related words: air lane, approaches, beat, channel, circuit, course, fairway, flight path, itinerary, line, orbit, path, primrose path, road, round, route, run, seaway, ship route, shortcut, steamer track, tour, track, trade route,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sea-lane — noun Date: 1869 an established sea route …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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