marine league
noun
a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
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How to use marine league in a sentence
Now, by international agreement, political domain extends only to one marine league from shore or within cannon range.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleThe territorial waters of a State extend seaward to the distance of a marine league from the low-water mark of its coast line.
International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox TuckerShe was steering for Flores, and probably, like the Starlight, had her eye on the marine league.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States | Raphael SemmesThey were still lying to, and fortunately for me, they were four or five miles off; outside of the charmed marine league.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States | Raphael SemmesHe next charged that the prize-master had brought her within the marine league after her capture.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States | Raphael Semmes
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