territorial waters
A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Küstenmeer
территориа́льные во́дыterritoriálʹnyje vódy
- the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: territorial waterses| Singular | territorial waters |
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Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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