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SEA LANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sea lane mean? 

SEA LANE (noun)
  The noun SEA LANE has 1 sense:

1. a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vesselsplay

  Familiarity information: SEA LANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEA LANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sea lane; seaway; ship route; trade route

Hypernyms ("sea lane" is a kind of...):

lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

Instance hyponyms:

Saint Lawrence Seaway; St. Lawrence Seaway (a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior)


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