high seas

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high seas

noun

  1. plural, plural only The regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country. I'm reading a romance of piracy on the high seas.

    Similar: open ocean, open sea

  2. Internet, plural, plural only The regions of the Internet in which piracy (i.e. copyright infringement) is prevalent. I was out on the high seas yesterday and got myself a new mathematics book.

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noun regions of ocean far from shore

Españolalta mar, altamar, piélago
한국어공해 gonghae
日本語公海 kōkai
中文遠海 /远海 yuǎnhǎi, 公海 gōnghǎi
Kiswahilimajimakuu
Portuguêsalto-mar, largo
Françaishaute mer, large, grand large, pleine mer
DeutschHochsee
Italianoalto mare
Românălarg
Русскийоткры́тое мо́ре otkrýtoje móre
עבריתהַיָּם הַפָּתוּחַ hayam hapatuakh, לֵב יָם lev yam

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@misc{high_seas_2026,
  title = {high seas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20seas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}