A route at sea designated for use or regularly used by shipping.
海上航线，海上交通线
Example sentencesExamples
Japan's defense of the sea lanes out to a thousand nautical miles sounded modest and did not arouse undue opposition at home.
The fleet concentration period saw the ships drill in keeping sea lanes free of mines, ‘enemy’ ships and marauding aircraft.
The main mission is the clearance of mines in the entrance to ports, naval bases and coastal sea lanes.
Other tasks which fall to St Albans include a readiness to protect other Allied warships or merchant vessels passing through the region, and to keep sea lanes open.
After all, the majority of maritime accidents occur in congested sea lanes.
The major trade routes were sea lanes round England.
Definition of sea lane in US English:
sea lane
nounˈsi ˌleɪnˈsē ˌlān
A route designated for use or regularly used by shipping.
海上航线，海上交通线
Example sentencesExamples
The major trade routes were sea lanes round England.
After all, the majority of maritime accidents occur in congested sea lanes.
Other tasks which fall to St Albans include a readiness to protect other Allied warships or merchant vessels passing through the region, and to keep sea lanes open.
The main mission is the clearance of mines in the entrance to ports, naval bases and coastal sea lanes.
Japan's defense of the sea lanes out to a thousand nautical miles sounded modest and did not arouse undue opposition at home.
The fleet concentration period saw the ships drill in keeping sea lanes free of mines, ‘enemy’ ships and marauding aircraft.