coasting trade

American  

noun

1. trade between ports along the same coast.

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Etymology

Origin of coasting trade

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

From the beginning of the 18th century this gradually declined and gave place to a coasting trade in timber and coal, chiefly with Wales and Ireland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Besides farming and fishing, the inhabitants carry on a coasting trade with various Mediterranean ports.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

To prevent evasion, it was guarded by the most stringent provisions and heavy penalties, so that the coasting trade suffered severely.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

There are still other bays along the coast which are well adapted for commercial purposes but are used only in the coasting trade.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The trade between all the different parts of the British empire would, in consequence of this uniformity in the customs-house laws, be as free as the coasting trade of Great Britain is at present.

From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain