cabotage

[ kab-uh-tij, kab-uh-tahzh ]

/ ˈkæb ə tɪdʒ, ˌkæb əˈtɑʒ /

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noun

navigation or trade along the coast.

Aviation. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders.

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Origin of cabotage

1825–35; <French, derivative of caboter to sail coastwise, verbal derivative of Middle French cabo<Spanish cabo headland, cape²; see -age

Words nearby cabotage

caboose, Cabora Bassa, Cabo Rojo, caboshed, Cabot, cabotage, Cabot Strait, cab-over, Cabral, cab rank rule, Cabrera

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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.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim

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

Word Origin for cabotage

C19: from French, from caboter to sail near the coast, apparently from Spanish cabo cape ²

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