Trade And Commerce Terms

noun a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for safety and companionship, especially in a foreign country or hostile environment

• The caravan of travelers made their way through the desert.
• We're going to join the caravan for the road trip.
• Let's roll with the caravan to the music festival.
• The caravan of thoughts traveled through his mind as he reflected on the past.

noun The open ocean beyond the territorial waters of any country

• The ship encountered rough weather on the high seas.
• We had a great time sailing on the high seas.
• Let's hit the high seas and catch some waves!
• Navigating the high seas of entrepreneurship can be challenging.

noun a country that is neither the home country of the person in question nor the country in which the person currently resides

• The agreement allows for the transfer of asylum seekers to a third country for processing.
• If they don't grant me a visa, I might have to try my luck in a third country.
• I heard he's planning to skip town and start a new life in a third country.
• Sometimes it feels like I'm in a third country when I'm with my in-laws, I just don't understand their customs.

verb to hire or charter a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle for the transportation of goods or passengers

• The company decided to affreight a cargo ship to transport their goods overseas.
• We need to affreight a truck to move all this stuff to the new office.
• Let's affreight a ride share to get to the concert.
• His words seemed to affreight her, causing her to retreat into herself.