Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sea route, maritime route: A designated path or course used for navigation across the sea or ocean by ships and vessels.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con tàu đang đi theo hải đạo quốc tế. (The ship is following the international sea route.)
  • Hải đạo này rất quan trọng cho thương mại. (This sea route is very important for trade.)
  • Việc khám phá hải đạo mới đã thay đổi lịch sử. (The discovery of the new sea route changed history.)

Advanced Usage

• "hải đạo an toàn": safe sea route.

  • Các thuyền trưởng luôn tìm kiếm hải đạo an toàn nhất. (Captains always seek the safest sea route.)

• "hải đạo chiến lược": strategic sea route.

  • Eo biển Malacca là một hải đạo chiến lược. (The Strait of Malacca is a strategic sea route.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đường biển (n): sea route, maritime route. This is a more common, modern synonym.
• Tuyến đường biển (n): shipping lane, sea lane. Often used interchangeably with "hải đạo".
• Hành trình biển (n): sea voyage, sea journey. Refers more to the act of traveling by sea rather than the specific route.

Synonyms

• Đường biển: sea route.
• Tuyến hàng hải: shipping route, navigation route.

Notes on Usage

• "Hải đạo" is a formal and somewhat literary term. In contemporary everyday language, "đường biển" is more frequently used.
• The word is a compound noun formed from "hải" (sea, maritime) and "đạo" (path, way, route). It specifically refers to the route itself, not the act of sailing.

1. Sea route