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cabotage

ca·bo·tage

UK/ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈkabətɑːʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

Origin

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.

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