territorial waters
noun [plural]Definition
› the area of sea that is around the coast of a country and is thought to belong to it, often going out to twelve nautical milesSeas and oceansCoasts and beachesBays and gulfs
(Definition of territorial waters noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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