(りょうかい)

りょうかい
noun
territorial waters; territorial sea
1. territorial waters; territorial sea
The area of sea adjacent to a country's coast over which it exercises sovereignty. Under international law, this extends up to 12 nautical miles from the baseline.
領海(りょうかい)侵入(しんにゅう)した。
They entered the territorial waters.
外国(がいこく)(ふね)領海(りょうかい)通過(つうか)した。
A foreign ship passed through the territorial waters.
日本(にほん)領海(りょうかい)海岸線(かいがんせん)から12海里(かいり)までと(さだ)められている。
Japan's territorial waters are defined as extending 12 nautical miles from the coastline.

COMPOSITION:
(りょう) (territory) + (かい) (sea).

RELATED TERMS:
領空(りょうくう) — territorial airspace
領土(りょうど) — territory (land)
排他的経済水域(はいたてきけいざいすいいき) (EEZ) — exclusive economic zone

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 領海(りょうかい)侵犯(しんぱん) (violation of territorial waters)
  • 領海(りょうかい)侵入(しんにゅう)する (to intrude into territorial waters)
  • 領海(りょうかい)(まも)る (to defend territorial waters)