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Meaning of "sea lane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEA LANE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEA LANE

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Sea lane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEA LANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sea lane

Sea lane

A sea lane or shipping lane is a regularly used route for vessels on oceans and large lakes. In the Age of Sail 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. Sea lanes are very important for trade by sea.

Definition of sea lane in the English dictionary

The definition of sea lane in the dictionary is an established route for ships.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEA LANE

sea hare
sea heath
sea holly
sea horse
Sea Islands
sea kale
sea king
sea lace
sea ladder
sea lamprey
sea lavender
sea lawyer
sea legs
sea letter
sea lettuce
sea level
sea lift
sea lily
sea lion
sea loch

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEA LANE

air lane
airplane
bike lane
bus lane
car-pool lane
contraflow lane
country lane
crawler lane
cycle lane
emergency lane
fast lane
filter lane
inside lane
lane
memory lane
one´s lane
outside lane
plane
shipping lane
slow lane

Synonyms and antonyms of sea lane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sea lane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEA LANE

Find out the translation of sea lane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sea lane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sea lane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海巷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vía marítima
570 millions of speakers

English

sea lane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र लेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممر بحري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морской путь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rota marítima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্র লেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voie de navigation maritime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lorong laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seeweg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海上交通路
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다 차선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lane segara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyến đường biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் பாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्रात लेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyir hattı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corsia mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morze pasa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морський шлях
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lane mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαλάσσια λωρίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

see lane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sea ​​lane
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sea ​​kjørefelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sea lane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA LANE»

The term «sea lane» is regularly used and occupies the 94.881 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA LANE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sea lane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA LANE»

Discover the use of sea lane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sea lane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Japan's Sea Lane Security: A Matter of Life and Death?
Resisted initially as entrapment, sea lane defence was subsequently embraced and expanded by Nakasone to include a blockade of the Sea of Japan, as a political rationale for the build-up of SDF capabilities and alliance cooperation ...
Euan Graham, 2005
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Indonesia Beyond the Water's Edge: Managing an Archipelagic ...
In the same year, Indonesia began assembling a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the designation of its archipelagic sea lane passages. The Indonesian submission came under consideration at the 67th Meeting ...
R. B. Cribb, Michele Ford, 2009
3
Japanese Defence: The Search for Political Power
Indeed the question of sea lane defence has been somewhat divorced from any analysis of Soviet intent to pose an independent threat to Japan's overseas trade. An effective Japanese capability to defend sea lanes out to 1,000 nautical miles ...
Syed Javed Maswood, 1990
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Japan's Navy: Politics and Paradox, 1971-2000
Table 4.1 Chronology of Sea-Lane Defense 1969 Nixon-Sato communique calls for shared defense burden. 1970-71 Sekino and Auer publish ideas for sea-lane defense. 1973 Arab-Israeli war; first oil embargo. 1978 Iranian revolution: oil ...
Peter J. Woolley, 2000
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Geography and Japan’s Strategic Choices
Moreover, engaging in sea lane defense would bring Japanese forces in closer proximity to the Soviet navy, increasing the risks of conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union. Finally, Kaihara argued, Sekino's vision was simply impossible.
Peter J. Woolley autofilled, 2005
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Freedom of Seas, Passage Rights and the 1982 Law of the Sea ...
It was very clearly defined in the Convention. Now Indonesia, on the basis of the Convention, has formally regulated innocent passage in Government Regulation #36 of 2002 which has been made public. “Archipelagic sea lane passage” is a ...
Myron H. Nordquist, Tommy Thong Bee Koh, John Norton Moore, 2009
7
History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the ...
Hiddicks Crasblcy John, farmer, Sea lane Crow Thomas, farmer and decoy- man, Fen Dawson William, farmer, Chapel In Dickenson Thomas, farmer and landowner, Tofts Poddi Brown, farmer Discombe Miss, mistress, Fen Infant school Dodds ...
William White (of Sheffield.), 1872
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Making the Law of the Sea: A Study in the Development of ...
In order to ensure that these conditions are met, the Convention provides for international scrutiny and the approval of archipelagic sea lane proposals by the IMO. Under Article 53 of the Law of the Sea Convention, the archipelagic state is  ...
James Harrison, 2011
9
Japanese-Russian Relations Under Brezhnev and Andropov
25 The Nakasone government agreed to a U.S. -Japanese study of joint sea-lane operations.26 With an official endorsement, the 1983 edition of Japan's White Paper on Defense elaborated on this idea and used the term "sea-lane defense"  ...
Hiroshi Kimura, 2000
10
The Boston Directory
Sea, counting room 3 Commerce Lane Joseph, house rear 63 Prince Lane Michael, laborer, house 188 Sea Lane Patrick, laborer, h. Bremen, n. Sumner, E. B. Lane Patrick, laborer, house 59 Middlesex Lane Richard, laborer, house 6 Pearl ...
‎1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEA LANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sea lane is used in the context of the following news items.
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US, China Clash Over South China Sea Disputes
China claims most of the South China Sea, a strategic sea lane with rich fishing grounds and potentially huge oil deposits, pitting it against Taiwan and some ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»
2
Oil on troubled waters
In recent years the shipping lanes of the Middle East, notably the Suez Canal, ... the gatekeepers of crucial sea lanes have too much to lose by blocking them. «The Economist, May 15»
3
Witness appeal after two groups of women and children clash at …
The disturbance took place on the entrance road to the site in Sea Lane, Ingoldmells at around 11.30pm, when two groups of female holidaymakers with young ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Apr 15»
4
House bill seeks to establish archipelagic sea lanes
House Bill 5487 will give the Philippines a wider latitude in identifying archipelagic sea lanes and prescribing the rights and obligations of foreign ships and ... «GMA News, Apr 15»
5
Man slain outside North County home was targeted, police say
Abusalam Heggs, 41, was gunned down just after 1 a.m. Thursday in the 12000 block of Sea Lane Drive, in unincorporated St. Louis County. The area is ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
6
Factbox - Yemen risks: separatism, sea lanes, Qaeda, poverty …
SEA NAVIGATION. The threat of war has raised fears over the security of oil supplies through the Bab al-Mandab shipping lane, a vital energy gateway for ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
7
Cyclist in his 70s seriously injured in collision in Cleethorpes
Police were called to a road traffic collision on North Sea Lane in Cleethorpes at 2.01pm this afternoon. A Humberside Police spokesperson said: "The incident ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Dec 14»
8
RI 'must designate sea lanes' to assert maritime
“Indonesia needs to officially designate its three sea lanes, or plot new ones, to the International Maritime Organization [IMO], so that their routes are taken ... «Jakarta Post, Nov 14»
9
Protests erupt after Philippines accuses China of building secret …
China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a busy sea lane and fishing ground atop what is believed to be rich oil and gas reserves. Chinese and ... «National Post, May 14»
10
US v China: is this the new cold war?
Ideally situated for quick access to the busy sea lanes of the South China Sea, the base in Hainan is one of the principal platforms for an old-fashioned form of ... «Financial Times, Feb 14»

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