exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

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The breaches happened in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone and Swedish prosecutors are leading the investigation on suspicion of possible sabotage. —

Reuters, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024 The breaches happened in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone and Swedish prosecutors started a preliminary investigation on Tuesday on suspicion of possible sabotage. —

Reuters, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024 On July 6, the Coast Guard while on patrol spotted four Chinese military ships north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands in international waters, but also within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said. —

CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024 Last summer, after asserting ownership of an oil-rich area in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, Beijing threatened to use military force if Vietnam did not stop drilling. —

Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018 See all Example Sentences for exclusive economic zone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusive economic zone was in 1975

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