cabotage

Definition of Cabotage in English :

1. cabotage

the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders

2. cabotage

navigation in coastal waters

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cabotage

noun

1. nautical

coastal navigation or shipping, esp within the borders of one country

2.

reservation to a country's carriers of its internal traffic, esp air traffic

noun

1.

coastal navigation and trade, esp. between ports within a country

2.

air transport within a country

3.

the right to engage in cabotage, esp. as granted to foreign carriers

n.

1. The transportation of passengers and goods within the same country.

2. Law or policy protecting transporters of passengers and goods within a country from competition from foreign carriers.