right of passage

noun

Synonym of innocent passage; a fundamental principle of international maritime law allowing foreign vessels to pass peacefully through a coastal state's territorial sea.

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Meanings

nounright of passage (plural rights of passage)

plural rights of passage

  1. Synonym of innocent passage; a fundamental principle of international maritime law allowing foreign vessels to pass peacefully through a coastal state's territorial sea.

    Synonyms: innocent passage

  2. Eggcorn of rite of passage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of innocent passage; a fundamental principle of international maritime law allowing foreign vessels to pass peacefully through a coastal state's territorial sea.

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innocent passage
Also see
innocent passage
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APA

right of passage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20of%20passage

MLA

“right of passage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20of%20passage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right of passage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20of%20passage.

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