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maritime

maritime : of or relating to navigation or commerce on navigable waters

public trust doctrine

a doctrine asserting that the state holds land lying beneath navigable waters as trustee of a public trust for the benefit of

Fathom

used chiefly in measuring cables cordage and the depth of navigable water by soundings … chiefly in measuring cables cordage and the depth of navigable water by soundings

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Quay

or at the side of a harbor river or other navigable water for convenience in loading and unloading vessels … at the side of a harbor river or other navigable water for convenience in loading and unloading vessels

Petroleum

Building Act, 1930, s. 99; and EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES; OIL IN NAVIGABLE WATERS; MOTOR SPIRIT; and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Petroleum.'

Res publicae

because they belong to the public, such as the sea, navigable waters, and highways, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1314.

coast guard

responsible for enforcing federal laws on the high seas and navigable waters of the United States and its possessions. Source: FindLaw

maritime law

to commerce and navigation on the high seas and other navigable waters and that is administered by the admiralty courts NOTE: Article

Vessel

boat, sailing vessel, or other description of vessel used in navigation whether propelled by oars or otherwise and anything made for … or otherwise and anything made for the conveyance, mainly by water, of human beings or of goods and a caisson. [Explosives

Way

on Ease-ments;Glen on Highwys.; and see HIGHWAYS; TRUNK ROADS. Waterway.-A navigable river is deemed to be a highway; and if the … grant, to any way or other easement, or to any watercourse or the use of any water which has been enjoyed

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