Territorial waters

Synonyms for "territorial waters" (11 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
coastal watersdefensivegeographic

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
internal watersjurisdictionallegal

Related words (5)

Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

8 entries
behavioral termbody of watergeographic termjurisdictionlegal termmaritime zoneswaterwaters

More specific

8 entries
border areacivil jurisdictioncoastal zonecriminal jurisdictioninnocent passageinternal watersterritorial aggressionterritorial marking

Collocations

11 entries
boundaryhigh seasinnocent passagejurisdictionlaw of the seasovereigntyterritorial boundariesterritorial claimterritorial disputeterritorial integrityterritorial law

Inflections

2 entries
more territorialmost territorial

Derivations

7 entries

Antonyms

1 entries
international waters

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Her Majesty's Government do not interpret these expressions in any sense derogatory to the sovereign authority of Great Britain in the territorial waters of Newfoundland.

Source: wiktionary

You are not merely within territorial waters, but you have invaded a national port.

Source: wiktionary

According to the South Korean joint chiefs of staff, a North Korean gunboat ventured about a mile into what Seoul claims is its territorial waters.

Source: wiktionary