territorial waters vs water

water vs territorial waters

territorial waters and water both are nouns.

territorial waters is not a verb while water is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
territorial waters	Yes	No	No	No
water	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, water is a hypernym of territorial waters; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than territorial waters:

territorial waters: the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of territorial waters include body of water.

territorial waters (noun)	water (noun)
the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction	a facility that provides a source of water
	a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
	liquid excretory product
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm

territorial waters (verb)	water (verb)
	secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
	fill with tears
	provide with water

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