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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.
領海に侵入した。
They entered the territorial waters.
外国の船が領海を通過した。
A foreign ship passed through the territorial waters.
日本の領海は海岸線から12海里までと定められている。
Japan's territorial waters are defined as extending 12 nautical miles from the coastline.
COMPOSITION:
領 (territory) + 海 (sea).
RELATED TERMS:
領空 — territorial airspace
領土 — territory (land)
排他的経済水域 (EEZ) — exclusive economic zone
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 領海侵犯 (violation of territorial waters)
- 領海に侵入する (to intrude into territorial waters)
- 領海を守る (to defend territorial waters)