high sea
noun
: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters
—usually used in plural
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The Outlaw Ocean Project is an investigative journalism nonprofit exposing environmental and human rights abuses on the high seas.
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And Cunard says the Queen Elizabeth has one of the world’s largest dance floors on the high seas, in the Queens Room.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Lisa Speer, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's international oceans program, said failing to protect the high seas could mean damage for any individual nation's waters.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And Cunard says the Queen Elizabeth has one of the world’s largest dance floors on the high seas, in the Queens Room.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
For the last 20 years, Lisa Speer has been working doggedly to protect biodiversity and environmental interests in international waters, commonly known as the high seas, which cover half our planet.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Lisa Speer, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's international oceans program, said failing to protect the high seas could mean damage for any individual nation's waters.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
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“High sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20sea. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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