twelve-mile limit

American  

[twelv-mahyl] / ˈtwɛlvˌmaɪl /

noun

1. the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.

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twelve-mile limit British  

noun

1. the offshore boundary 12 miles from the coast claimed by some states as marking the extent of their territorial jurisdiction

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Example Sentences

The Nimitz was in international waters, beyond the twelve-mile limit any nation can claim.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

Pack a lunch, and I’ll see you out past the twelve-mile limit.

From Forbes • Aug. 17, 2011

Admiral Billard was positive the pursuit began within the twelve-mile limit and therefore within the terms of the British Rum Treaty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Best shot: the floating cabaret outside the twelve-mile limit, peopled by police spies and surrounded by well-drilled policemen in speedboats.

From Time Magazine Archive

"They were outside the twelve-mile limit," Scotty pointed out.

From Smugglers' Reef by Blaine, John