单词 | maritime state |
释义 | > as lemmasmaritime state maritime state n. †(a) the naval, as opposed to the military, component of a country's forces (obsolete); (b) a state or country bordering the sea. ΚΠ 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. xiii. 405 The maritime state is nearly related to the former [sc. the military]: though much more agreeable to the principles of our free constitution. 1786 T. Jefferson Let. 9 July in Papers (1954) X. 112 How may the ultramontane territory be disposed of so as to produce the greatest..benefit to the inhabitants of the maritime states of the union? 1865 Times 2 Jan. To bring down on themselves the hostility of the most powerful maritime State. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 467/2 Alagoas, a maritime state of Brazil. 1992 P. Birnie & A. Boyle Internat. Law & Environment iv. 278 Maritime states were prepared to accept the principle of extended jurisdiction for specific purposes. < as lemmas |
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