three-mile limit

American  

[three-mahyl lim-it] / ˈθriˌmaɪl ˈlɪm ɪt /

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.

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three-mile limit British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of three-mile limit

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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three-mile limit

If the field stretches beyond the three-mile limit of state waters, Caelus would need a federal lease to tap those reserves.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2016

Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia are also eager to secure permits and to lease blocks from the federal government in waters beyond the three-mile limit of state control.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2010

No sooner had the ship slipped across the three-mile limit outside hurricane-roiled New York harbor than its gambling salon busted wide open.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then comes the first word from headquarters: "Captain, they want to know the feasibility of intercepting him before he reaches the three-mile limit."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Trawler fishing within the three-mile limit without lights," the girl explained to her passenger.

From El Diablo by Dan Sayre Groesbeck

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