ter•ri•to•ri•al wa•ters
We found 2 definitions of territorial waters from 2 different sources.
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territorial waters - the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction | ||
high sea, international waters the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation | ||
body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
briny, main a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |