cabotage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
  2. noun navigation in coastal waters

WordNet

Cab"o*tage noun
Etymology
F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.

Webster 1913