Definition of high sea
: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters
—usually used in plural
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Fishing with driftnets is not permitted by Oregon or Washington and is banned on the high seas by the United Nations.
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Want to sail the high seas with your favorite HGTV twins?
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The Hottest New Boutique Hotel Is Actually a Yacht Courtesy Everett Collection Adventure yachting is the answer to your intense craving for luxury on the high seas.
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Which turned it into pretty good clothing for the high seas: those same 15th-century sailors used sail scraps to make outerwear.
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That warming leads to higher sea levels along the coast and raises sea temperatures where economically valuable cold-loving species like cod and lobster live.
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In the paper, the authors caution that the success rate did not factor in factors that inevitably go wrong on the high seas like storms, heavy winds, ocean currents or ships drifting during the night.
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The United States and Mexican governments are sparring over immigration and trade, but the two countries are joining forces on the high seas like never before to go after drug smugglers.
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In raw numbers, the storms on Jan. 4 and March 2 produced the first- and third-highest sea levels recorded since 1825, the documents indicate.
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First Known Use of high sea
before 12th century
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