high sea

noun

: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters

—usually used in plural

Examples of high sea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Benny Blanco is willing to sail the high seas for Selena Gomez. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026

The high seas have no sovereign who can demand accountability, concluded Spalding. — Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2026

According to Chinese media, the vessel has embarked on a 90-day scientific expedition to study fishery resources in the high seas of the northwestern Pacific. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Gouts of flame in the skies, swords clashing below as dragons wage war on the high seas. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high sea

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy