TWELVE-MILE LIMIT

Meaning of TWELVE-MILE LIMIT in English

/twelv"muyl'/

the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea. Cf. three-mile limit .

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TWELVE-MILE LIMIT — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷- noun : a limit of the marginal sea of 12 miles included in the territorial waters of a state
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWELVE — The name of Ahl al Bayt are not limited to Imam `Ali, Bibi Faatima, Imam al Hasan and Imam al …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
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
TWELVE — I. ˈtwelv, -eu̇v, chiefly South -e(ə)v adjective Etymology: Middle English twelf, twelve, adjective & pron., from Old English twelf; akin …
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
TWELVE — (n.) A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
Английский словарь Webster
TWELVE — (n.) The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; …
Английский словарь Webster
TWELVE — ( n. ) The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWELVE — ( n. ) A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWELVE — /twelv/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 2. 2. a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII. …
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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 …
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TWELVE — adj. being 12 in number, amounting to twelve
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWELVE — n. number 12; group of twelve persons or things
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWELVE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan …
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
TWELVE — noun a symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. 2. twelve ·adj one more that eleven; two and ten; …
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
TWELVE — ■ cardinal number 1》 equivalent to the product of three and four; two more than ten; 12. (Roman numeral: xii …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWELVE — [twelve] n [ME, fr. OE twelf; akin to OHG zwelif twelve, OE twa two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven)--more at …
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
TWELVE — twelve BrE AmE twelv ▷ twelves twelvz
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
TWELVE — twelve /twelv/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twelf ] the number 12 ⇨ dozen : He …
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
TWELVE — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than eleven; the product of two units and six units. 2 a symbol …
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
TWELVE — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eleven; the product of two units and six units. 2 a symbol …
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
TWELVE — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than eleven; the product of two units and six units. 2 a symbol …
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
TWELVE — ( twelves) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Twelve is the number 12. …
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
TWELVE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Twelve is the number 12. NUM
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWELVE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES twelve weeks pregnant/two months pregnant etc ▪ The doctor said that she was eight weeks …
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
TWELVE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 12ten, eleven, twelve, thirteena twelve-seater minibus"How many seats are left?" "Twelve (seats)."Jones is in …
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
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
TWELVE — 1. числ. колич. двенадцать 2. сущ. 1) двенадцать (число) 2) двенадцать человек; двенадцать предметов; двенадцать игроков команды 3) двенадцатый номер …
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
TWELVE — twelve.ogg 1. twelv n 1> двенадцать предметов или человек in /by/ twelves - по двенадцати 2> команда из двенадцати игроков …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILE — mile.ogg maıl n 1. миля statute /land/ mile - сухопутная миля ( = 1605 м ) nautical /Admiralty, geographical/ mile …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIMIT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILE — миля - freight miles - freight train miles - international nautical mile - land mile - nautical mile - passenger …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LIMIT — 1) предел; граница; порог || устанавливать предел; ограничивать 2) габарит 3) допуск 4) мн. ч. интервал значений • limit from …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MILE — миля - freight miles - freight train miles - international nautical mile - land mile - nautical mile - passenger miles - route miles - statute mile - track …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LIMIT — 1) предел; граница; порог || устанавливать предел; ограничивать 2) габарит 3) допуск 4) мн. ч. интервал значений • limit from the left — предел слева; limit …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MILE — миля - geographical mile - nautical mile - statute mile
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LIMIT — 1) граница 2) допредельный 3) допуск 4) лимитировать 5) лимитный 6) ограничивать • absolute limit of error — предел абсолютной погрешности absolutely translative limit — абсолютно транслятивный предел almost …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MILE — mile сущ.миля; перен.; мн. ч. большое расстояние English, land, statute mile — английская миля ( - 1609 м) Admiralty (или …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIMIT — limit сущ.1) а) граница, предел; рубеж ( on, to) limit of vision — предел видимости to disregard a limit — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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