Antonyms for territorial waterster·ri·to·rial wa·ters

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1. territorial watersnoun

   the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction

   Antonyms:
   international waters, high sea

How to use territorial waters in a sentence?

1. The British spokesman:

   The prime minister underlined that the islanders had expressed their view in a referendum and that should be respected, he went on to add that the waters around the Falklands were territorial waters and it was unacceptable of Argentina to threaten investors seeking to operate there.

2. Richard Wilkinson:

   They seem to want to enforce American sanctions in British territorial waters. Good luck with that.

3. Neil Roberts:

   Unless it is there would be no prospect of premiums rising, the shallow waters and numerous reefs in the Spratly island region means that commercial shipping is unlikely to be sailing within the territorial waters of any of the islands.

4. John Dalhuisen:

   You will have a bunch of boats ... sitting about 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Libya's territorial waters able in practice to serve no other useful function than search and rescue.

5. The Supreme Court:

   Judicial power is an important component of national sovereignty, people's courts will actively exercise jurisdiction over China's territorial waters, support administrative departments to legally perform maritime management duties ... and safeguard Chinese territorial sovereignty and maritime interests.

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