THREE-MILE LIMIT

Meaning of THREE-MILE LIMIT in English

/three"muyl'/ , Internat. Law.

the limit of the marine belt of three mi. (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

THREE-MILE LIMIT — noun Date: 1876 the limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of a state
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THREE-MILE LIMIT — noun : a limit of the marine belt of three miles included in the territorial waters of a state
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE-MILE LIMIT — Date: 1876 : the limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of a state
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE-MILE LIMIT — Function: noun Date: 1876 : the limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THREE-MILE LIMIT — [three-mile limit] n (ca. 1891): the limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE-MILE LIMIT — The limit of the marginal sea of three miles included in the territorial waters of a state.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
THREE-MILE LIMIT — трёхмильная зона территориальных вод (Великобритании)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
THREE-MILE LIMIT — граница трехмильной полосы (территориальных вод)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THREE MILE LIMIT — граница трехмильной полосы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THREE MILE LIMIT — граница трехмильной полосы
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THREE-MILE LIMIT — граница трехмильной полосы ( территориальных вод )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THREE-MILE LIMIT — граница трехмильной полосы (территориальных вод)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THREE-MILE LIMIT — трёхмильная полоса территориальных вод
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
THREE-MILE LIMIT — трёхмильная зона территориальных вод (Великобритании)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
MILE — I Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIMIT — I. ˈlimə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English limite, from Middle French, from Latin limit-, limes boundary, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILE — ˈmīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl noun ( plural miles also mile ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILE — /muyl/ , n. 1. Also called statute mile . a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIMIT — — limitable , adj. — limitableness , n. /lim"it/ , n. 1. the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
LIMIT — vt the space or thing defined by limits. 2. limit ·vt a restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance. 3. …
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — [mile] n [ME, fr. OE mil, fr. L milia miles, fr. milia passuum, lit., thousands of paces, fr. milia, pl. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILE — any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet. It originated from the Roman mille …
Britannica English vocabulary
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILE — / maɪl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMIT — / ˈlɪmɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. limit (to sth) a point at which sth stops being …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIMIT — I. lim ‧ it 1 S2 W2 /ˈlɪmət, ˈlɪmɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ limit …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILE — n. 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
MILE — n.1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approx. 1.609 kilometres). 2 hist. a Roman …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILE — ( miles) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIMIT — ( limits, limiting, limited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A limit …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the 700-mile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIMIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a credit limit (= the most someone can spend using credit ) ▪ I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — [noun] [C] - a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometresa ten-mile driveThe nearest town is ten …
Cambridge English vocab
MILE — n. Any of various units of distance, including the statute mile of 5,280 ft (1.61 km). It originated from the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Slang English vocab
LIMIT — See ↑ LIMIT 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be over the limit • ↑ lower limit • ↑ set/impose/put a limit …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIMIT — INDEX: 1. the largest amount that is allowed or possible 2. the smallest amount that is allowed or possible 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIMIT — n. 1 Sometimes, limits. extent, bound(s), end, limitation, check, curb, restriction, restraint Is there no limit to how far you …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MILE — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY …
Словарь английских идиом
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILE — сущ. миля; перен.; мн. большое расстояние English, land, statute mile ≈ английская миля (= 1609 м) Admiralty (или geographical, nautical, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIMIT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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