(n)son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557), Syn.Sebastian Cabot
(n)Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498), Syn.Giovanni Cabato, John Cabot
n. [ F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape. ] (Naut.) Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage. [ 1913 Webster ]