exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

Examples of exclusive economic zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On March 17th, the Negra Francisca Duarte II, returning from waters west of the Galápagos, was attacked by drones inside Ecuador’s exclusive economic zone, its crew said. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

The deposits — dubbed Glaucus and Pegasus — are located in Block 10 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and are estimated to hold together roughly 7 trillion cubic feet of gas. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

The Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, sits within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, but Beijing has maintained a near-constant presence around the shoal after seizing de facto control in a tense 2012 standoff. — James Laporta, CBS News, 11 June 2026

American Ocean Minerals holds investment interests in two companies, Ocean Minerals and CIC Ocean Research, which have earned licenses to conduct research in an exclusive economic zone around the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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