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

The pier, though, has struggled to make a substantive impact on the worsening hunger crisis, as high seas have forced it to shut down several times in the six weeks it's been operational. —Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 28 June 2024

The pier, touted by the Biden administration as a supplement to land routes, had operated for about a week when high seas and a storm tore it from its moorings and tossed Army vessels supporting it onto the shore. —Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024

For centuries, the Royal Navy has guaranteed worldwide freedom of navigation, fighting pirates and other raiders of commerce on the high seas. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024

Almost two years later, the debate is playing out again in an appeals court where three judges have the power to overturn the divers’ felony convictions for theft on the high seas. —Hannah Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above