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three-mile limit
noun as in territorial waters
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You have the right, as captain of a ship outside the three-mile limit, to marry folks in an emergency.
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The Colleen was pretty well inshore then, and yet safe outside the three-mile limit in our judgment.
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As a matter of fact, outside the three-mile limit, she practically owns the waters of the world.
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Beyond the three-mile limit, the ocean becomes the "high seas," and is then open to anybody.
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The water was as a general rule too deep outside the three-mile limit for legitimate fishing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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