three-mile limit

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thrē′mīl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
three′-mile lim′it  (thrē′mīl′),USA pronunciation [Internat. Law.]
  1. Lawthe limit of the marine belt of three mi. (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.
  • 1890–95

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