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twelve-mile limit
[ twelv-mahyl ]
noun
- the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.
twelve-mile limit
noun
- the offshore boundary 12 miles from the coast claimed by some states as marking the extent of their territorial jurisdiction
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The Nimitz was in international waters, beyond the twelve-mile limit any nation can claim.
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Pack a lunch, and I’ll see you out past the twelve-mile limit.
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Later that afternoon two Libyan MiG-25s ventured out beyond the twelve-mile limit and then turned tail of their own accord.
When the ship passed the twelve-mile limit, the A-6s attacked.
The U.S. claims only three miles of ocean as its territorial waters, while Gaddafi insists on a twelve-mile limit.
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