Phrase guide
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noun
The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of high seas (“open ocean”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: international waters
Antonyms: territorial waters
Broader terms: body of water, water
History
From Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), equivalent to high + sea.
