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United States waters   /junˈaɪtəd steɪts wˈɔtərz/   Listen
United States waters

noun
1.
Territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories.  Synonym: U.S. waters.






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"United States waters" Quotes from Famous Books



... signed a treaty of reciprocity between the United States and the British provinces, under which all the coasts of British North America were opened to our fishing vessels, in return for similar liberty to those of the provinces in all United States waters north of Cape May, latitude 36 degrees, the salmon and shad fisheries of each country being, however, reserved to itself. This arrangement was to continue ten years at least, and then to be terminable on a year's notice by either of the high contracting parties. ...
— History of the United States, Volume 4 • E. Benjamin Andrews



Words linked to "United States waters" :   U.S. waters, territorial waters



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