Thanks, I was wondering whether it had anything to do with Cabot
(sailor).
Cheers
Robin
In message 1125523124.533860@sj-nntpcache-5, Dave Butler
writes
Peter wrote:
Robin Birch wrote
What is the origin of the term "cabotage"?
Probably French, like many aviation terms
from http://www.dict.org:
2 definitions found for cabotage
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cabotage \Cab"o*tage\, n. [F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail
along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.] (Naut.)
Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
cabotage
n 1: the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic
within its borders
2: navigation in coastal waters
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Robin Birch