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UNITED STATES WATERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does United States waters mean? 

UNITED STATES WATERS (noun)
  The noun UNITED STATES WATERS has 1 sense:

1. territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territoriesplay

  Familiarity information: UNITED STATES WATERS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNITED STATES WATERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

U.S. waters; United States waters

Context example:

ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations

Instance hypernyms:

territorial waters (the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction)


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