seaways
Ships' travel paths
Seaways are navigable routes across the ocean, or channels wide enough for ships to pass.
The term often names specific waterways developed for maritime traffic: the St. Lawrence Seaway.
It can also refer to the open sea as a medium of travel, or to the motion of waves against a vessel: The ship made good progress in moderate seaways.
Passage for transmission
- straitConstricted marine passage
- passageSegment of text
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- fairwayGroomed golf strip
lane · shipping lane · approach · thoroughfare · artery · gateway · transit · crossing
Directed flow of charge
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- swellIncrease in size
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- depthDistance below surface
salinity · weather · fog · storm · iceberg · reef · shoal · sandbar
Journey by sea
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
sail · transit · journey · ferry · liner · transatlantic · transpacific · itinerary
Determining position and course
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- beaconGuiding light source
- chartData shown visually
pilot · bearing · heading · draft · knot · fathom · bridge · wheelhouse
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- containerThing for storing items
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- portDocking place for ships
harbor · terminal · stevedore · crane · dockyard · consignment · shipment · logistics
Exchange of commodities
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- tariffTax on traded goods
- maritime tradeCommerce via ocean vessels
goods · commodity · exchange · merchant marine · commercial shipping · free passage · economic zone · duty
channel
Passage for transmission
fairway · lane · shipping lane · approach · thoroughfare · artery · gateway · transit · crossing · junction
current
Directed flow of charge
depth · salinity · weather · fog · storm · iceberg · reef · shoal · sandbar · hazard
voyage
Journey by sea
expedition · sail · transit · journey · ferry · liner · transatlantic · transpacific · itinerary · embarkation
navigation
Determining position and course
chart · pilot · bearing · heading · draft · knot · fathom · bridge · wheelhouse · radar
cargo
Transported goods
port · harbor · terminal · stevedore · crane · dockyard · consignment · shipment · logistics · intermodal
trade
Exchange of commodities
maritime trade · goods · commodity · exchange · merchant marine · commercial shipping · free passage · economic zone · duty · quota
- sea routesshipping lane, Northwest Passage, Northeast Passage, ocean routes, shipping routes
- transit systemshighways, railways, subways, roads, streets
seawaysoverland routes
Paths across terrain
roadways · highways · railways · airways · caravan routes