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territorial waters
–noun
| the waters of a littoral state that are regarded as under the jurisdiction of the state: traditionally those waters within three miles (4.8 km) of the shore, but in the 20th century claims by coastal nations have extended to 12 or even 200 miles (19.3 or 321.8 km). |
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territorial waters
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| territorial waters
pl.n. Inland and coastal waters under the jurisdiction of a nation or state, especially the ocean waters within 3 or 12 miles (4.8 or 19.3 kilometers) of the shoreline. |
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| territorial waters | |
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| the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction [ant: high sea] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
territorial waters
the sea close to a country, considered to belong to it
See also: territorial, territory, "territorial waters" in any language
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: territorial wa·ters
Function: noun plural
: the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state including both marginal sea and inland waters
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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