The areas of the sea that are not under the jurisdiction of any country.
the boat sank in international waters
Example sentencesExamples
The Anglo-American forces continued to be plagued by helicopter problems, as two British choppers collided over international waters yesterday, killing all seven crewmen aboard.
Companies can't compete against foreign competitors for drilling and mining rights in international waters.
At the low-tide mark they will cross over into federal territory and then swim into international waters where they live and grow for some years.
It was designed to fill a legal vacuum leaving sites in international waters without protection.
They fondly recall vessels that would depart the island, sail just far enough to reach international waters, meander about for a day or evening, then return to port.
Officials were concerned that he had begun construction on the vessel without having secured a licence for it to fish in international waters.
Captain Anthony would never sail into international waters again, for the Royal Navy could have arrested him on sight.
In 1999, a division started surveying international waters for drug trafficking.
Much like a ship in international waters, spacecraft can go anywhere at any time, but space has no shores to impede travel.
The crime scene is now floating around in international waters from port to port.
Definition of international waters in US English:
international waters
plural noun
The areas of the sea that are not under the jurisdiction of any country.
the boat sank in international waters
Example sentencesExamples
At the low-tide mark they will cross over into federal territory and then swim into international waters where they live and grow for some years.
Companies can't compete against foreign competitors for drilling and mining rights in international waters.
Captain Anthony would never sail into international waters again, for the Royal Navy could have arrested him on sight.
In 1999, a division started surveying international waters for drug trafficking.
It was designed to fill a legal vacuum leaving sites in international waters without protection.
They fondly recall vessels that would depart the island, sail just far enough to reach international waters, meander about for a day or evening, then return to port.
The crime scene is now floating around in international waters from port to port.
Officials were concerned that he had begun construction on the vessel without having secured a licence for it to fish in international waters.
Much like a ship in international waters, spacecraft can go anywhere at any time, but space has no shores to impede travel.
The Anglo-American forces continued to be plagued by helicopter problems, as two British choppers collided over international waters yesterday, killing all seven crewmen aboard.