way from one place to another by land or sea, by which trade goods were transported
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a route over which objects are bought and sold, often used to get luxury items from around the world, like silk from China
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels