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territorial waters en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country.
   • "Where is le bon Général Kim's 'pirate' ship destined to lie in wait?" "In Prata Channel off Montanha Island," returned the Intelligence Officer. "From there Kim and the pirate captain believe we should be able to proceed in time to any part of Macao's territorial waters. 1957, Van Wyck Mason, “Gem of the Orient Earth”, in The Gracious Lily Affair (Fiction), Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 256:
   • You are not merely within territorial waters, but you have invaded a national port. 1909, Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud, Book 7:
   • According to the South Korean joint chiefs of staff, a North Korean gunboat ventured about a mile into what Seoul claims is its territorial waters. 2009 November 10, Bill Powell, “Before Obama's Visit, a New Clash Between Koreas”, in Time:
   • Her Majesty's Government do not interpret these expressions in any sense derogatory to the sovereign authority of Great Britain in the territorial waters of Newfoundland. 1880 December 11, “The Fortune Bay Outrage: Lord Granville's Letter to Minister Lowell”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Jun 2012:

Relateds

international waters · coastal waters

Translations (37)

ru территориа́льные во́ды (belt of coastal waters) · nn territorialfarvatn (belt of coastal waters) · th น่านน้ำ (belt of coastal waters) · nl territoriale wateren (belt of coastal waters) · fr eaux territoriales (belt of coastal waters) · fr mer territoriale (belt of coastal waters) · el αιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη (belt of coastal waters) · el χωρικά ύδατα (belt of coastal waters) · ro ape teritoriale (belt of coastal waters) · tl lupaining dagatan (belt of coastal waters) · nb territorialfarvann (belt of coastal waters) · es mar territorial (belt of coastal waters) · ka ტერიტორიული წყლები (belt of coastal waters) · vi hải phận (belt of coastal waters) · it acque territoriali (belt of coastal waters) · is landhelgi (belt of coastal waters) · sv territorialhav (belt of coastal waters) · ko 영해 (belt of coastal waters) · nb sjøterritorium (belt of coastal waters) · pl wody terytorialne (belt of coastal waters) · fi aluevedet (belt of coastal waters) · ms perairan wilayah (belt of coastal waters) · vi vùng biển (belt of coastal waters) · de Küstenmeer (belt of coastal waters) · id perairan wilayah (belt of coastal waters) · kk аумақтық су (belt of coastal waters) · sv territorialvatten (belt of coastal waters) · vi lãnh hải (belt of coastal waters) · pl morze terytorialne (belt of coastal waters) · fa آبهای سرزمینی (belt of coastal waters) · pl wody przybrzeżne (belt of coastal waters) · nn sjøterritorium (belt of coastal waters) · cmn 領海 /领海 (belt of coastal waters) · da søterritorium (belt of coastal waters) · ja 領海 (belt of coastal waters) · da territorialfarvand (belt of coastal waters) · it mare territoriale (belt of coastal waters)