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territorial waters

DEFINITIONS OF: territorial waters

1

n the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction

Antonyms:
high sea, international waters
the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Examples:
United States waters
territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories
Type of:
body of water, water
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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