the open sea

noun

: far away from land
sailing the open sea

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David Haddock and Sönke Johnsen on the Secret Lives of Iridescent Undersea Creatures Both of us have been on many scuba dives in the open sea. Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025 But without the confinement of a channel, rogue waves usually won’t follow those physics or form the same way in the open sea. Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025 Other species living in the open sea are more specialized and attach to cetaceans, swordfish, or marlins. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025 Stabbing the muck with his bamboo pole, our guide pushed us from the narrow canals toward the open sea. Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the open sea

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“The open sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20sea. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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