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Thanks, I was wondering whether it had anything to do with Cabot
(sailor). Cheers Robin In message 1125523124.533860@sj-nntpcache-5, Dave Butler writes Peter wrote: Robin Birch wrote What is the origin of the term "cabotage"? Probably French, like many aviation terms from http://www.dict.org: 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 -- Robin Birch |
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