twelve-mile limit

[twelv-mahyl]

noun

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

twelve-mile limit

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From The New Yorker

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

From Forbes

Later that afternoon two Libyan MiG-25s ventured out beyond the twelve-mile limit and then turned tail of their own accord.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the ship passed the twelve-mile limit, the A-6s attacked.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. claims only three miles of ocean as its territorial waters, while Gaddafi insists on a twelve-mile limit.

From Time Magazine Archive