territorial waters
territorial waters noun: 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.
Noun
territorial waters pl (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.
- 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
- You are not merely within territorial waters, but you have invaded a national port.1909, Bram Stoker, The Lady of the Shroud, Book 7
territorial waters meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian
territorial waters in Tamil
- கரையாட்சிக்கடல், நாடுசார்ந்த கடற் பகுதிகள், நாட்டாட்சிக்கு உரிமையுடைய கடற்பரப்பு, நாட்டிற்கு உரிமைசார்ந்த கடற்பகுதி, ஆட்சி நீர் எல்லை, கடல் ஆட்சி எல்லை
territorial waters in Tagalog
- belt of coastal waters
- lupaining dagatan
territorial waters in Malay
- belt of coastal waters
- perairan wilayah
territorial waters in Indonesian
- belt of coastal waters
- perairan wilayah
More languagesFewer languages
- territorial waters in Persian
- آبهای سرزمینی âb-hâ-ye sarzamini
- territorial waters in Thai
- น่านน้ำ nâan-náam
- territorial waters in Vietnamese
- lãnh hải, vùng biển, hải phận
Questions about territorial waters
- What does territorial waters mean?
- Territorial waters means 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.
- What is territorial waters in Tamil?
- Territorial waters in Tamil is கரையாட்சிக்கடல், நாடுசார்ந்த கடற் பகுதிகள், நாட்டாட்சிக்கு உரிமையுடைய கடற்பரப்பு. See Territorial waters meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is territorial waters?
- Territorial waters is a noun.
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