territorial waters; territorial sea
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
territorial sea; territorial waters
formalInternational legal term referring to the belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state, over which the state has sovereignty.
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
lǐng领
hǎi海
kuān宽
dù度
wéi为
shí十
èr二
hǎi海
lǐ里
。
China's territorial sea extends to twelve nautical miles.
Wài外
guó国
chuán船
zhī只
wú无
hài害
tōng通
guò过
tā他
guó国
lǐng领
hǎi海
shí时
yīng应
zūn遵
shǒu守
yán沿
hǎi海
guó国
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
。
Foreign vessels exercising innocent passage through another state's territorial sea must comply with the laws of the coastal state.
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Zhè这
piàn片
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
hǎi海
yù域
dōu都
shì是
wǒ我
guó国
de的
lǐng领
hǎi海
。
The waters surrounding these islands are all part of our country's territorial sea.