three-mile limit

Example Sentences

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“There was no privacy in Hollywood. But when they got on the water and beyond the three-mile limit, out there, they could drop all the pretense and be their authentic selves.”

From New York Times

While some states asserted broader maritime claims, the three-mile limit was widely accepted in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the field stretches beyond the three-mile limit of state waters, Caelus would need a federal lease to tap those reserves.

From Washington Post

Parents said Talgarth was right on the three-mile limit and some of its children travelled for free, while about 23 had to pay.

From BBC

The Huns had promptly repaired their end of one of the Bacton-Borkum lines, while a German trawler, disguised as a Dutch fishing-boat, had grappled the severed end just beyond the British three-mile limit.

From Project Gutenberg