cabotage
[ kab-uh-tij, kab-uh-tahzh ]
noun
navigation or trade along the coast.
Aviation. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders.
Origin of cabotage
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How to use cabotage in a sentence
And navigation, cabotage excepted, must be open to merchantmen of all nations, but foreign men-of-war need not be admitted.
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British Dictionary definitions for cabotage
cabotage
/ (ˈkæbəˌtɑːʒ) /
noun
nautical coastal navigation or shipping, esp within the borders of one country
reservation to a country's carriers of its internal traffic, esp air traffic
Origin of cabotage
1C19: from French, from caboter to sail near the coast, apparently from Spanish cabo cape ²
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