exclusive economic zone
noun
: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In Japan, the surprise was that five Chinese missiles landed in what the Japanese consider its exclusive economic zone — launches that were widely considered a message to both Tokyo and Washington. 
Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Japan said late Thursday that some ballistic missiles fired by China during drills near Taiwan had landed in its exclusive economic zone — the first time that had happened — and lodged a diplomatic protest. Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022 China’s military launched five missiles that landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Thursday, Tokyo’s Defense Ministry said, describing it as the first such case. Peter Landers, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said five missiles landed on Thursday in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan’s main islands. Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said five missiles landed on Thursday in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan’s main islands. Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 The Japanese government on Thursday said that five Chinese ballistic missiles had fallen into its exclusive economic zone, the first time any had landed in those waters. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Tensions flared in 2020 over exploratory drilling rights in areas in the Mediterranean Sea where Greece and Cyprus claim their own exclusive economic zone, leading to a naval standoff. Matteo Cina, Fox News, 19 July 2022 The dark operations occurred mainly in or around Russia’s exclusive economic zone, according to Windward, which conducted the research at Bloomberg’s request. K Oanh Ha, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2022 See More
Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Japan said late Thursday that some ballistic missiles fired by China during drills near Taiwan had landed in its exclusive economic zone — the first time that had happened — and lodged a diplomatic protest. Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022 China’s military launched five missiles that landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Thursday, Tokyo’s Defense Ministry said, describing it as the first such case. Peter Landers, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said five missiles landed on Thursday in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan’s main islands. Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said five missiles landed on Thursday in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan’s main islands. Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 The Japanese government on Thursday said that five Chinese ballistic missiles had fallen into its exclusive economic zone, the first time any had landed in those waters. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Tensions flared in 2020 over exploratory drilling rights in areas in the Mediterranean Sea where Greece and Cyprus claim their own exclusive economic zone, leading to a naval standoff. Matteo Cina, Fox News, 19 July 2022 The dark operations occurred mainly in or around Russia’s exclusive economic zone, according to Windward, which conducted the research at Bloomberg’s request. K Oanh Ha, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above