hovering act
noun International Law.
an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
an act stipulating that foreign vessels may be boarded and their shipping manifests checked by the appropriate government officials beyond the three-mile limit of a coastal nation.
Words nearby hovering act
hoven,
hover,
hover fly,
hovercraft,
hovering accent,
hovering act,
hovering vessel,
hoverport,
hovertrain,
hovey,
hovhaness