(DoD, NATO) A term used to indicate the general flow of merchant shipping between two departure/terminal areas.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). shipping lane. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shipping_lane/definitions/1963960 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "shipping lane" http://smartdefine.org/shipping_lane/definitions/1963960 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, shipping lane, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/shipping_lane/definitions/1963960>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "shipping lane" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shipping_lane/definitions/1963960> |