open sea

American  

noun

1. the main body of a sea or ocean, especially the part that is outside territorial waters and not enclosed, or partially enclosed, by land.

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Example Sentences

The style Matthiessen conjures is almost visual, with fragments of scene description and lines of unattributed dialogue arranged on the page like solitary brushstrokes or like breakers of spume on the open sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

On October 11, 1982, a huge crowd of reporters, journalists, and people from all walks of life stood on the dock of the Portsmouth Naval Base gazing anxiously out to the open sea beyond the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor.

From Literature

Having seized the vessel, the navy said it could not be towed back to shore due to poor weather and its fragile construction, and it later sank in the open sea.

From BBC

Back outside, with a view of the port and the sunlit open sea, we met a merchant seaman, relaxing on a bench, who told us his son worked for the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Here and there, where lots have been cleared, the backdrop was open sea.

From Los Angeles Times