Phrase guide

high seas

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open ocean, open sea

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The regions of the Internet in which piracy (i.e. copyright infringement) is prevalent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, plural, plural-only

Examples

  • I was out on the high seas yesterday and got myself a new mathematics book.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠海 /远海 (yuǎnhǎi) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公海 (gōnghǎi) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Dutch: hoge zee — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Dutch: volle zee — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Finnish: avomeri — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Finnish: ulkomeri — regions of ocean far from shore
  • French: haute mer — regions of ocean far from shore
  • French: large — regions of ocean far from shore
  • French: grand large — regions of ocean far from shore
  • French: pleine mer — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Galician: alto mar — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Georgian: ღია ზღვა (ɣia zɣva) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • German: Hochsee — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Hebrew: הַיָּם הַפָּתוּחַ (hayam hapatuakh) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Hebrew: לֵב יָם (lev yam) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Hungarian: nyílt tenger — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Hungarian: nemzetközi vizek — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Icelandic: aðalhaf — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Indonesian: laut lepas — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Ingrian: avomeri — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Italian: alto mare — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Japanese: 公海 (kōkai) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Korean: 공해 (gonghae) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Norwegian Bokmål: internasjonalt farvann — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Polish: głębokie morze — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Portuguese: alto-mar — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Portuguese: largo — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Romanian: larg — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Russian: откры́тое мо́ре (otkrýtoje móre) — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Spanish: alta mar — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Spanish: altamar — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Spanish: piélago — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Swahili: majimakuu — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Turkish: açık deniz — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Turkish: engin — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Welsh: môr tawch — regions of ocean far from shore
  • Welsh: moroedd tawchion — regions of ocean far from shore