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cabotage

/kæbəˈteɪdʒ/ noun · British & US
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What does cabotage mean?

noun

The right to engage in coastal trade between two ports in the same country, or the transportation of goods or passengers by sea within a country's own territorial waters. This can include the transportation of goods or passengers by sea within a country's own territorial waters.

Example

"The shipping company was granted a license for cabotage, allowing it to transport goods between coastal cities."

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