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cabotage

Pronunciation: /ˈkabətɑːʒ, -ɪdʒ/

Definition of cabotage

noun

[mass noun]
  • the right to operate sea, air, or other transport services within a particular territory.
  • restriction of the operation of sea, air, or other transport services within or into a particular country to that country’s own transport services.

Origin:

mid 19th century (in the sense 'coastal trade'): from French, from caboter 'sail along a coast', perhaps from Spanish cabo 'cape, headland'

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