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What is the origin of the term "cabotage"?


Probably French, like many aviation terms

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2 definitions found for cabotage

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

Cabotage \Cab"o*tage\, n. [F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail
along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.] (Naut.)
Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.
[1913 Webster]


From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

cabotage
n 1: the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic
within its borders
2: navigation in coastal waters