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(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation

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  1. n. (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation
  2. 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.
  3. Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separatejurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to open sea, the water open toall nations and over which no single nation has special control.