Synonyms

high seas

British

plural noun

(sometimes singular) the open seas of the world, outside the jurisdiction of any one nation

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high seas Idioms

Open waters of an ocean or sea, beyond the territorial jurisdiction of a country. For example, Commercial fishermen are being forced to go out on the high seas in order to make a living. [c. 1100]

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