HIGH SEA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

Synonyms:

high sea; international waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("high sea" is a kind of...):

body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))

Holonyms ("high sea" is a part of...):

briny; main (any very large body of (salt) water)

Antonym:

territorial waters (the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction)