high sea
noun
: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters
—usually used in plural
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The movement to create sovereign states on the high seas has a colorful history.
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Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Global ocean temperatures shattered heat records for 450 straight days in 2023 and 2024, fueling more intense hurricanes, driving unexpectedly high sea level rise, killing marine life and causing catastrophic coral reef bleaching.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The board’s Foreign Names Committee standardizes the names of high seas – or water bodies that touch multiple countries.
—Aidan Bush, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Extradition of the pair is the latest in federal efforts to thwart smuggling on the high seas.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Global ocean temperatures shattered heat records for 450 straight days in 2023 and 2024, fueling more intense hurricanes, driving unexpectedly high sea level rise, killing marine life and causing catastrophic coral reef bleaching.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The board’s Foreign Names Committee standardizes the names of high seas – or water bodies that touch multiple countries.
—Aidan Bush, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Extradition of the pair is the latest in federal efforts to thwart smuggling on the high seas.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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“High sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20sea. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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