marine league
Americannoun
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The river, the bay, and the marine league along the shore, are all within the scope of this grant.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel
This was fortunate, for if there had been a brisk breeze blowing, she must have run within the charmed marine league, before we could have overhauled her.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
Accordingly he set sail from the harbor of Havana, and cruised up and down at a distance of more than a marine league from the coast, awaiting the appearance of the vessel.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by Jackson, W. C.
By international consent the jurisdiction of a country bordering on the "high seas" is a line one marine league seaward from the margin of the land, and following its meanders.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
She was steering for Flores, and probably, like the Starlight, had her eye on the marine league.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
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