high sea
noun
: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters
—usually used in plural
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Fans and stars set sail together on the high seas and cameras were rolling.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
China's research vessel was exercising the freedom of the high seas with regard to its activities in the waters, and Japan has no right to interfere.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The Department of Commerce has the authority to give permits and licenses for companies to pursue deep-sea mining on the high seas.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Whole armies could be hidden, fleets of warships could vanish on the high seas, and even whole cities could be built in the hinterland and kept secret.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
China's research vessel was exercising the freedom of the high seas with regard to its activities in the waters, and Japan has no right to interfere.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The Department of Commerce has the authority to give permits and licenses for companies to pursue deep-sea mining on the high seas.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Whole armies could be hidden, fleets of warships could vanish on the high seas, and even whole cities could be built in the hinterland and kept secret.
—David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for high sea
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“High sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20sea. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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