twelve-mile limit

The Nimitz was in international waters, beyond the twelve-mile limit any nation can claim.

Pack a lunch, and I’ll see you out past the twelve-mile limit.

Later that afternoon two Libyan MiG-25s ventured out beyond the twelve-mile limit and then turned tail of their own accord.

When the ship passed the twelve-mile limit, the A-6s attacked.

The U.S. claims only three miles of ocean as its territorial waters, while Gaddafi insists on a twelve-mile limit.