coast line
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 364 U.S. 500 - United States v. State of Louisiana Earl Benjamin Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board Harry K. Williams v. Jimmie H. Davis · 1960Most cited · 221 citing opinions
the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters
United States Code
43 U.S.C. § 1301 — in this subchapter
The term “coast line” means the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters;