twelve-mile limit

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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

Although the U.S. and most other nations�including the Soviet Union�do not honor any Libyan claim beyond the usual twelve-mile limit, the Eisenhower remained just outside the Gulf of Sidra.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

From Smugglers' Reef by Blaine, John