Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A permanent or commonly used sea route.
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- n. Alternative spelling of sea lane.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In particular, the Indian Navy places energy security and sea-lane protection as priorities.
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The two nations also have stakes in ensuring sea-lane security, as well as shared concerns about Chinese access to the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.
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P-3C sea-lane patrol aircraft back in 2001 in international airspace.
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With deep reliance on seaborne energy supplies and trade, and the world's fourth-largest merchant fleet, it was inconceivable that China would forever outsource all its sea-lane security.
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And no government services means no sea-lane protection for your products shipping from Chinese factories, by the way.
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But a bizarre force pursues them along the cursed sea-lane known as Laughter's End, even as an arcane thing awakens aboard the Suncurl.
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"If Japan and the U.S. agree to strengthen sea-lane defense and a small carrier is needed," the official told NEWSWEEK, "we will have it."
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And the little Revenge ran on through the long sea-lane between.
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The captain always took the same course, twenty miles north of the eastbound sea-lane recommended by international agreement.
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What the British had not anticipated, or so Duncan hoped, was finding a disabled Dutch trading ship in their sea-lane, listing to starboard and taking on water.
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