uncharted water

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uncharted water

noun uncharted waters

  1. countable, uncountable An area of sea that has not been surveyed, or whose details have not been entered on nautical charts. Near-synonym: abyss

    Similar: abyss

  2. countable, figuratively, plural normally, uncountable Any unknown and potentially dangerous situation. That is the rock that he is in danger of, for he is going recklessly over uncharted waters.

    Similar: uncharted territory, terra incognita

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@misc{uncharted_water_2026,
  title = {uncharted water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncharted%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}