U.S. WATERS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does U.S. waters mean? 

• U.S. WATERS (noun)
  The noun U.S. WATERS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: U.S. WATERS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• U.S. 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)