01 a. Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles (the three-mile belt [or] three-m…
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Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles (the three-mile belt [or] three-mile zone) included in territorial waters (which see) of a state.