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cabotage

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cab·o·tage  (kb-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
Noun1.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
sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor


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