外がい航こう

noun

ocean-going; foreign voyage; outward voyage

Refers to ships or voyages that travel on international routes, as opposed to domestic (内航). Often used in compounds like 外航船 (ocean-going vessel).

See also: 内航

• 外がい航こう船せんが港みなとに入はいってきた。

  An ocean-going vessel entered the port.

• 外がい航こうと内ない航こうでは必ひつ要ような免めん許きょが異ことなる。

  The required licenses differ between ocean-going and domestic shipping.