territorial watersnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌter.ɪ.tɔː.ri.əl ˈwɔː.təz/us/ˌter.ɪ.tɔːr.i.əl ˈwɑː.t̬ɚz/the area of sea that is around the coast of a country and is thought to belong to it, often going out to twelve nautical miles
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