to sail coastwise

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• cabotage — /kab euh tij, kab euh tahzh /, n. 1. navigation or trade along the coast. 2. Aviation. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country s borders. [1825 35; < F, deriv. of caboter to sail coastwise, v.… …   Universalium

• cabotage — cab•o•tage [[t]ˈkæb ə tɪdʒ, ˌkæb əˈtɑʒ[/t]] n. navig. navigation or trade along the coast • Etymology: 1825–35; < F, der. of caboter to sail coastwise …   From formal English to slang

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