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| cab·o·tage [ kábbə t ] |
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1. national shipping: trade, shipping, or navigation that takes place in coastal waters within the boundaries of a single country
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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
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| [Mid-19th century. < French< caboter "coast along" < Spanish cabo "cape, headland" < Latin caput "head"] |
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