cabotage
/'kæbətɑ:ʤ/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- Navigation in coastal waters: The transport of goods or passengers between two points within the same country, especially along a coast or between coastal ports.
- The exclusive right of a country to control domestic air traffic: A legal right or regulation that reserves the operation of domestic flights (or other transport) for national carriers.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The government's strict cabotage laws protect the national shipping industry.
- The airline cannot operate domestic flights there due to foreign ownership and cabotage restrictions.
Advanced Usage
- "Cabotage rights": The specific legal privileges or restrictions concerning domestic transport.
- The new trade agreement includes negotiations on cabotage rights for trucking.
- "Maritime/Air cabotage": Specifies the mode of transport (sea or air) to which the rules apply.
- The debate focused on liberalizing air cabotage to increase competition.
Variants and Related Words
- Cabotage is used as a noun only. There are no direct verb or adjective forms. The concept is often part of compound terms like "cabotage law" or "cabotage policy."
Synonyms
- Coastal trade: Specifically for maritime transport within a country's coastline.
- Domestic transport rights: A more general term for the regulatory concept.
- Coastal shipping: The activity of shipping along a coast.
Related Phrases
- "To restrict cabotage": To limit or regulate domestic transport to national operators.
- The country decided to restrict cabotage to support its own airlines.
- "Cabotage liberalization": The process of opening domestic transport markets to foreign operators.
- Cabotage liberalization in the EU created a single market for air transport.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms that use the word cabotage. It is a specialized legal and economic term.
Noun
- navigation in coastal waters
- the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders