English Explanatory Dictionary

cabotage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
  2. The right to engage in such transport.
  3. The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkabətɑːʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cabotage.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cabotage.wav

Word forms

cabotage cabotages

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabotage (“coasting trade”), from caboter (“to travel by the coast”). It originally (16th c.) referred to restrictions allowing only French ships to trade or transport between French ports. Other countries adopted this concept and extended it to land and air travel.

Translations

Danish: cabotage Dutch: cabotage Finnish: kabotaasi Finnish: kabotaasioikeus German: Kabotage Greek: ακτοπλοΐα Indonesian: kabotase Italian: cabotaggio Malay: kabotaj Norwegian Bokmål: kabotasje Spanish: cabotaje
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