coasting trade
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coasting trade
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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The effect, he said, on the British coasting trade was, that as the foreigner could load as far as he liked, and therefore carry larger cargoes, he could accept lower rates.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
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
In the coasting trade the exports are mostly pig-iron, codfish and some products of local industries and agriculture.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The shipping 931 at Bilbao is mainly Spanish, owing to the multitude of small vessels employed in the coasting trade; but from 1880 onwards the majority of foreign ships were British.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
As I told Prescott, Merril has a notion of going into the coasting trade, and wants our carrying.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
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