cab·o·tage (k b  -täzh )n. 1. Trade or navigation in coastal waters. 2. The exclusive right of a country to operate the air traffic within its territory. [French, from caboter, to sail along a coast, perhaps from Spanish cabo, cape, from Latin caput, head; see cape2.] |
cabotage [ˈkæbəˌtɑːʒ]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical coastal navigation or shipping, esp within the borders of one country
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) reservation to a country's carriers of its internal traffic, esp air traffic
[from French, from caboter to sail near the coast, apparently from Spanish cabo cape2]
cabotage
the act of navigating or trading along a coast.
See also: Ships, Trade
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | cabotage - the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| 2. | cabotage - navigation in coastal waters |
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