商しょう隊たい

noun

merchant caravan

Dated term referring to a group of merchants traveling together, typically in historical or Chinese contexts. The synonym 隊商 is more common in modern Japanese.

See also: 隊商

• シルクロードでは、多おおくの商しょう隊たいが砂さ漠ばくを越こえた。

  On the Silk Road, many merchant caravans crossed the desert.