high sea
noun
: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters
—usually used in plural
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This study focuses on the Atlantic high seas, where fishing and shipping are the main human activities, and noise and pollution are the biggest environmental pressures, Marie-Helene Rio, an ESA Ocean Scientist based at the space agency’s ESRIN facility in Italy, told me via email.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Their rigorous touring schedule has taken them across the world, and even to the high seas with their Caribbean Festival Cruise.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
For example, airplanes can’t fly without weather observations and forecasts; ships crossing the oceans rely on storm forecasts to avoid the high seas; farmers rely on seasonal forecasts to plant and harvest their crops which feed us.
—Louis Uccellini, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Fans and stars set sail together on the high seas and cameras were rolling.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Their rigorous touring schedule has taken them across the world, and even to the high seas with their Caribbean Festival Cruise.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
For example, airplanes can’t fly without weather observations and forecasts; ships crossing the oceans rely on storm forecasts to avoid the high seas; farmers rely on seasonal forecasts to plant and harvest their crops which feed us.
—Louis Uccellini, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Fans and stars set sail together on the high seas and cameras were rolling.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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