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Meanings of territorial waters in English

Russian
прибрежные воды
Portuguese
águas territoriais
Spanish
línea de equidistancia
Catalan
aigües jurisdiccionals
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Coastal waters that are part of a nation-state's sovereign territory.

        прибрежные воды
        Portuguese
        mar territorial

        The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction.

              mar territorial
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              Examples for "territorial sea"
              Examples for "territorial sea"
              1
              The other concerned the unannounced passage in July of five Chinese warships through the Philippines' 12-mile territorial sea.
              Reuters
              2
              Navigational data indicated at least some of the ships may have been within nine nautical miles of the shore, well within UAE territorial sea.
              Reuters
              3
              Such is the provision of China's Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.
              The Guardian
              Usage of territorial waters in English
              1
              China is allowed to perform military surveillance from outside our territorial waters.
              News.com.au
              2
              Latvia spotted Russian submarines 23 nautical miles away from its territorial waters.
              Reuters
              3
              The incident happened off Morocco's territorial waters, Morocco's official news agency MAP said.
              Reuters
              4
              The ownership of territorial waters was to remain vested in China.
              The Fight for the Republic in China
              5
              The statement said the vessels had been in Yemeni territorial waters without approval.
              Reuters
              6
              The vessel is now in Italian territorial waters, the statement said.
              Reuters
              7
              Bulgaria and Romania pledged free access to their air spaces and territorial waters.
              The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
              8
              It has no search-and-rescue mandate, and merely patrols Italian territorial waters.
              The Guardian
              9
              Coordinated patrols involve voyages by the different navies operating in their own territorial waters.
              Reuters
              10
              Tomorrow, once we're past Brazil's territorial waters, I have to brief the men .
              Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
              11
              As they headed into Cuban territorial waters, the two teams went their separate ways.
              One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
              12
              The is the EPA's first test of regulating mining in the country's territorial waters.
              Reuters
              13
              Both sides accused the other of trespassing on territorial waters.
              BBC
              14
              Archipelagic states have territorial waters that extend 12 nautical miles from a state's baselines.
              The Guardian
              15
              Sir, Is not Ireland, along with its territorial waters, a self declared nuclear free area?
              The Irish Times
              16
              Indonesia had sought Vietnam's assurance it would not enter its territorial waters again, Hardijanto said.
              Reuters
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