'Coasting trade' definitions:
Definition of 'Coasting trade'
From: GCIDE
- Coasting \Coast"ing\, a. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. [1913 Webster]
- Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages.
- Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster. [1913 Webster]