three-mile limit

[three-mahyl lim-it]

noun

International Law.

1. the limit of the territorial waters of 3 miles (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state or nation possessing the coast.

three-mile limit

noun

1. international law the range of a nation's territorial waters, extending to three nautical miles from shore

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-mile limit¹

First recorded in 1890–95