the activity of moving people or goods by plane, ship, etc. within a particular country or area; the right of foreign ships, planes, etc. to do this （国内）空运，航运；（给外国轮船、飞机等的）国内航行权，国内空运权◆airline cabotage 航空公司国内运输◆The law allowed unlimited cabotage rights within the EU. 法律赋予在欧盟内地区无限制的航空航海权。
a policy that a country has preventing foreign ships, planes, etc. from transporting people or goods within the country 禁运政策（一国阻止外国轮船、飞机等在本国领域内运输旅客或货物的政策）