coasting trade
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coasting trade
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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The coasting trade of Rostof is, therefore, brisk, and particularly so since the establishment of the quarantine at Kertch.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
He has not built the magnificent new port of Marseilles merely for the accommodation of the Mediterranean coasting trade of his empire.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
It has still, however, a coasting trade with Syria and the Levant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
I made over my claim upon the bankrupts to the other creditors for a small sloop that had belonged to them, and began the coasting trade again.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
Hodeda is the only port of any importance since the days of steamships began; the other ports, Mokha, Lohaia and Kanfuda merely share in the coasting trade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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