three-mile zone

three-mile zone
Three-mile Three"-mile`, a. Of or pertaining to three miles; as,

{the three-mile limit}, or the limit of the marine belt (the

{three-mile belt} or {three-mile zone}) of three miles included in territorial waters (which see) of a state. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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