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innocent passage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
in-no-cen-t -pas-sage
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The passage of civilian (and in some countries also military) vessels through the territorial and archipelagic waters of foreign states without interference, subject to good behavior on the part of the vessels and their crews.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

right of passage

Questions

What does innocent passage mean?
The passage of civilian (and in some countries also military) vessels through the territorial and archipelagic waters of foreign states without interference, subject to good behavior on the part of the vessels and their crews.

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