今日の単語 contiguous

contiguous

まずは英英辞典と英和辞典に記載のある説明を確認します

next to or touching another, usually similar, thing

Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.

隣接する、近接する

連続的な、切れ目のない

例文を探してみます

Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. down: EIA – Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,195 billion cubic feet in the week ending Dec. 31, a net decrease of 31 billion cubic feet from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday in a report. (from Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide)

天然ガスの備蓄量。アメリカ全体での数字ということですね。

Chinese warship intrudes into Japan’s southern territorial waters – Chinese Coast Guard ships have repeatedly entered territorial waters in the southwestern portion of the Japanese archipelago, particularly near the disputed Senkaku Islands of Okinawa Prefecture. However, it is rare for the Defense Ministry to formally announce that a Chinese naval ship had entered territorial waters. The last such incident occurred in July 2017. Areas within about 22 kilometers of the coastline are considered territorial waters, while those stretching roughly 22 km further afield are known as the contiguous zone. (from Asahi Shimbun)

contiguous zone で接続水域

The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.

二つの州は隣接していますが、法律は全然異なります

…. two years of travel throughout the 48 contiguous states.

二年かけて48の州を切れ目なく旅しました

今日の単語は

contiguous 隣接した、切れ目ない

でした

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