marine league
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The easy going governor contented himself with a written statement of Captain Semmes that the captures were made outside of the marine league.
From Cruise and Captures of the Alabama by Goodrich, Albert M.
The right of capture does not exist within the marine league.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
But they were warned of their danger by some boats, and, the weather being foggy, they got inside the marine league without being seen by the Confederates.
From Cruise and Captures of the Alabama by Goodrich, Albert M.
The progress of the two fleets was very much the same, both squadrons struggling along through the billows, at the rate of about a marine league in the hour.
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
The Iroquois never loses sight of us, violating the neutrality of the port by night by coming within the marine league to observe us.
From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael
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