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cabotage

cab·o·tage [ kábbə t ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. national shipping: trade, shipping, or navigation that takes place in coastal waters within the boundaries of a single country

2. internal air traffic: the right of a country to operate internal traffic, especially air traffic, using its own carriers and not those of other countries

[Mid-19th century. < French< caboter "coast along" < Spanish cabo "cape, headland" < Latin caput "head"]
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