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u.s. wa·ters

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. United States waters, U.S. watersnoun

    territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories

    "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations"

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  1. u.s. waters

    U.S. waters, also known as U.S. territorial waters, generally refer to the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction. This typically includes the twelve nautical mile zone extending from the coastal baseline, rivers, lakes, and inland bodies of water within the boundaries of the United States. It also includes certain offshore areas, such as parts of the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones which extend up to 200 nautical miles from the coastline. Jurisdiction includes sovereignty over surface and airspace, and to a certain extent, the seabed and subsoil.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of u.s. waters in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of u.s. waters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of u.s. waters in a Sentence

  1. Joseph Aucoin:

    So we are going to sail, fly, operate throughout these waters....like we have been doing for so long.

  2. Kirk Cameron:

    I want to say to people loud and clear: There has never been a more exciting time in America to be a Christian, to be a person of deep faith in God, this could be our finest hour because when all hope seems lost, that is when God parts the waters. I think this could be a Red Sea moment for you, for me, for us, in our America story right now.

  3. Alexa Mosca:

    We didn't want to keep having to go out, we stocked up on paper towels, waters, frozen vegetables and frozen foods, granola bars.

  4. Alex Staring:

    Linggi has a massive advantage, (being) right next to one of the busiest shipping lanes with deep waters to accommodate large ships, and there is no congestion, offering the flexibility to anchor immediately.

  5. Frederick Douglass:

    Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand; it never has and it never will.

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