"navigable waters" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} navigable waters pl (plural only)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see navigable, waters. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-navigable_waters-en-noun-M~cHUxj0
  2. (law, US) Those waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce. A determination of navigability, once made, applies laterally over the entire surface of the waterbody, and is not extinguished by later actions or events which impede or destroy navigable capacity. Tags: US, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-navigable_waters-en-noun-d28~lmqc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 81 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: traditional navigable waters [US]

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