territorial waters
plural noun
: the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state including both marginal sea and inland waters
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Nor does the right to life change depending on whether killings took place in territorial waters or on the high seas.
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Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has justified the order on national security grounds and concerns that Revolution Wind will interfere with other uses of U.S. territorial waters.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Late last month, the Pentagon also ordered three U.S. Navy missile destroyers—the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson—and around 4,000 military personnel to the edge of Venezuela’s territorial waters, according to Reuters.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
In response, the country has mobilized 15,000 security forces along its Colombian border and announced plans to patrol territorial waters with drones and naval vessels, while encouraging civil defense training nationwide.
—Emma Marsden
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has justified the order on national security grounds and concerns that Revolution Wind will interfere with other uses of U.S. territorial waters.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Late last month, the Pentagon also ordered three U.S. Navy missile destroyers—the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson—and around 4,000 military personnel to the edge of Venezuela’s territorial waters, according to Reuters.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
In response, the country has mobilized 15,000 security forces along its Colombian border and announced plans to patrol territorial waters with drones and naval vessels, while encouraging civil defense training nationwide.
—Emma Marsden
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for territorial waters
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“Territorial waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/territorial%20waters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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