waterway

Example Sentences

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The strait is a vital waterway for oil trade with Gulf producers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

European countries have held multiple meetings to design a strategy that would allow ships to navigate the waterway once the Iran war ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

One of the reasons diesel and energy costs are being affected so much is because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway which separates Iran from Oman.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The Persian Gulf waterway has been largely blocked since the conflict started, despite an April 8 cease-fire agreement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The word you run across in geography, by the way, is strait, referring to a tight waterway: the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bering Strait. subtly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner