add. ·- lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation;
opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.
add. ·- lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation;
opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012