three-mile limit
[ three-mahyl ]
/ ˈθriˌmaɪl /
noun International Law.
the limit of the marine belt of three miles (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.
Origin of three-mile limit
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby three-mile limit
three-handed,
three-legged,
three-legged race,
three-line whip,
three-master,
three-mile limit,
three-peat,
three-phase,
three-piece,
three-ply,
three-point landing
British Dictionary definitions for three-mile limit
three-mile limit
noun
international law
the range of a nation's territorial waters, extending to three nautical miles from shore