united states waters

1. 1.

   territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories

   “ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations”

   SynonymsU.S. waters

   Broaderterritorial waters

Questions about united states waters

What does united states waters mean?

united states waters means "territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories".

What is another word for united states waters?

Close synonyms include U.S. waters. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is united states waters a common word?

united states waters is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.