three-mile limit
Example Sentences
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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 ● Nov. 18, 2016
Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia are also eager to secure permits and to lease blocks from the federal government in waters beyond the three-mile limit of state control.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2010
The states lost on legal principle in court, then won from Congress concessions within the three-mile limit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Seventh Fleet's commander, Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, quickly explained that the plane had "misnavigated" within the three-mile limit, and therefore.
From Time Magazine Archive
I admit you saved me from the police last night—although undoubtedly they may be on board the ship now, for we have not passed the three-mile limit yet.
From The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play by Charles Goddard
