marginal sea en · NOUN
Meanings
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A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.
The Attorneys General of California, Louisiana and Maryland today urged continued state control of oil operations on land beneath marginal seas while the dispute over whether the states or the Federal Government owns these lands is being settled.
1950 August 20, “3 States Ask Control Of Marginal Sea Oil”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marginal seas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
de Randmeer (part of ocean) · nb randhav (part of ocean) · cmn 陸緣海 /陆缘海 (part of ocean) · es mar marginal (part of ocean) · cmn 邊緣海 /边缘海 (part of ocean) · de Nebenmeer (part of ocean) · nn randhav (part of ocean) · ru окра́инное мо́ре (part of ocean) · nl randzee (part of ocean) · fi reunameri (part of ocean)