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noun land bridge Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America. 1
noun land bridge a transcontinental rail route between countries, as those in Europe and the Far East, considered faster and less costly than all-sea routes. 1
noun land bridge a connecting tract of land between two continents, enabling animals to pass from one continent to the other 0
noun land bridge in biogeography: an isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses. 0
noun land bridge (Ireland, Britain, travel terminology) Travel by ferry from one country, via another country by road, then by another ferry crossing to a third country. An example is from Ireland by ferry to the UK, by road to the opposite coast, then ferry to France. 0

before 1895

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First recorded in 1895-1900

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territorial waters — law: nation's boundaries
three-mile limit — the limit of the marine belt of three miles (4.8 km), which is included within the jurisdiction of the state possessing the coast.
continental slope — a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin.
twelve-mile limit — the offshore boundary of a state, extending 12 miles (19 km) at sea.