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high sea

noun

the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
Usually high seas.
  1. the open, unenclosed waters of any sea or ocean; common highway.
  2. Law. the area within which transactions are subject to court of admiralty jurisdiction.

Words nearby high sea

high profile, high relief, high renaissance, high roller, high school, high sea, high seas, high season, high sign, high society, high spirits

Origin of high sea

before 1100; Middle English; Old English hēah-sǣ

OTHER WORDS FROM high sea

high-sea, adjective
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Examples from the Web for high sea

  • Never before have two naval forces of such magnitude as the British and German high-sea fleets engaged in combat.

    America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell