| 单词 | international waterway |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinternational waterway international waterway n. International Law a strait, canal, river, or lake lying between or passing through two or more nations, or forming a passage between two areas of the high seas, regarded as freely navigable under international law; cf. international water n. (a). ΚΠ 1876 Northern Echo 19 Oct. 2/6 The African coast trending northwards at Tunis, the Italian Peninsula and the island of Sicily thrust southward, narrow the international waterway [sc. the Strait of Sicily] at this point. 1912 J. W. Alexander in J. R. Knowland Panama Canal Tolls (1913) 65 The Welland Canal connects international waterways—Lake Erie and Ontario. 1922 Fortn. Rev. Nov. 775 If the Thames, instead of being an English river, was an important international waterway, the great majority of Englishmen would no doubt object very strongly to its strategical freedom. 2003 M. Fitzmaurice in M. Evans Internat. Law ii. vi. 184 Treaties..establishing freedom of navigation in international waterways such as the Suez Canal, Kiel Canal, and the Turkish Straits. < as lemmas |
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