shipping lane

collocation in English

meaningsofshippingandlane

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shipping
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
ships considered as ...
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lane
noun[C]
uk
/leɪn/us
/leɪn/
a narrow road in the countryside or in ...
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(Definition ofshippingandlanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mainshippinglanepasses between them, but big ships do not call.
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There will be only one major pillar in ashippinglane.
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Now we are to have locks in the busiestshippinglanein the world.
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It is probably the most dangerousshippinglanein the world to-day.
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The ship was more than 10 km outside theshippinglane.
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It would be ashippinglane.
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Alameda, the largest island, was created when ashippinglanewas cut in 1901.
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It is difficult to dive due to strong currents in the area, poor visibility and anchoring in the busyshippinglanebeing banned.
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It became an importantshippinglanefor a century; in particular, sandstone and limestone were shipped.
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Because of the currents and erosion, theshippinglanehas been widened somewhat.
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The expanded canal andshippinglanehas a depth of 25 ft, deeper in some locations.
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There is no natural break between it and commercial shipping lanes.
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The detonation took place high above the sea in an area far away from inhabited islands, and normal shipping lanes and air routes.
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This means that we need not just technical improvements but also safer shipping lanes.
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These raids are generally carried out on days when low thick clouds cover the shipping lanes.
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The region also contains one of the highest concentrations of shipping and includes several of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
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This is the ninth accident in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, used by over 100 000 vessels per year.
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This site is out of the way of established shipping lanes and fishing grounds.
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This is targeted on the main shipping lanes where non-accidental discharges are known to occur most often.
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That estimate excludes any conflict with oil exploration or production, with aggregate extraction or with shipping lanes.
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