オイルロード

noun

oil route; sea lane for oil transport

Wasei-eigo term referring specifically to maritime routes used for transporting crude oil or petroleum products.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from oil road

• 中ちゅう東とうから日本にほんへのオイルロードは、ホルムズ海かい峡きょうを通とおる。

  The oil route from the Middle East to Japan passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

• オイルロードの安あん全ぜん確かく保ほは国こく際さい的てきな課か題だいだ。

  Securing the safety of oil routes is an international issue.