CABOTAGE

cabotage

(noun) navigation in coastal waters

cabotage

(noun) the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cabotage (countable and uncountable, plural cabotages)

The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.

(legal) The right to engage in such transport.

The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.

Source: Wiktionary


Cab"o*tage, n. Etym: [F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.] (Naut.)

Definition: Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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