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HIGH SEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Synonyms:
high sea; international waters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("high sea" is a kind of...):
body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))
Holonyms ("high sea" is a part of...):
briny; main (any very large body of (salt) water)
Antonym:
territorial waters (the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction)
