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high sea en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), equivalent to high + sea.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • The ship eventually broke in half in high sea and winds.
2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of high seas (“open ocean”).
   alt of high seas

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