territorial water

A form of territorial waters — A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country.

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Meanings

nounterritorial water (plural territorial waters)

plural territorial waters

  1. singularsingular of territorial waters
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territorial water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorial%20water

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“territorial water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorial%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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

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