waters

• He has fished now and again in English waters, and run before the wind at the first sign of danger. —  Chatterbox, 1906
• The evening had been memorable to him, for a French fishing vessel had been daring enough to ply its nets in English waters--that is, within the three-mile limit--and he had sent the news to one of the revenue gunboats. —  Chatterbox, 1906
• In spite of the king's threats they attacked the Spanish fleet as it lay in English waters, and drove it broken to Ostend. —  History of the English People, Volume V (of 8) Puritan England, 1603-1660
• I should say that before long the waters will be all up over where we are, and that it's our duty to get up a bit, too, and take enough food to last till the flood's gone down And how long will that be?" —  Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco
• What he did concerning the warships, the privateers, and the prizes has been hinted at rather than stated; what he did in the way of financiering has been imperfectly shown; he was often engaged in planning naval operations either for Paul Jones and others in European waters or for the French fleet in American waters. —  Benjamin Franklin

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