high seas en · NOUN
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(plural, plural-only) The regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.
I'm reading a romance of piracy on the high seas.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. . . . For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
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(Internet, plural, plural-only) The regions of the Internet in which piracy (i.e. copyright infringement) is prevalent.
I was out on the high seas yesterday and got myself a new mathematics book.
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cmn 遠海 /远海 (regions of ocean far from shore) · he לֵב יָם (regions of ocean far from shore) · gl alto mar (regions of ocean far from shore) · izh avomeri (regions of ocean far from shore) · tr engin (regions of ocean far from shore) · it alto mare (regions of ocean far from shore) · hu nyílt tenger (regions of ocean far from shore) · ru откры́тое мо́ре (regions of ocean far from shore) · hu nemzetközi vizek (regions of ocean far from shore) · ka ღია ზღვა (regions of ocean far from shore) · nb internasjonalt farvann (regions of ocean far from shore) · es piélago (regions of ocean far from shore) · tr açık deniz (regions of ocean far from shore) · es altamar (regions of ocean far from shore) · nl volle zee (regions of ocean far from shore) · fr large (regions of ocean far from shore) · fi ulkomeri (regions of ocean far from shore) · ro larg (regions of ocean far from shore) · nl hoge zee (regions of ocean far from shore) · fr grand large (regions of ocean far from shore) · ko 공해 (regions of ocean far from shore) · sw majimakuu (regions of ocean far from shore) · pt largo (regions of ocean far from shore) · fr haute mer (regions of ocean far from shore) · pl głębokie morze (regions of ocean far from shore) · id laut lepas (regions of ocean far from shore) · fi avomeri (regions of ocean far from shore) · es alta mar (regions of ocean far from shore) · is aðalhaf (regions of ocean far from shore) · fr pleine mer (regions of ocean far from shore) · he הַיָּם הַפָּתוּחַ (regions of ocean far from shore) · cy moroedd tawchion (regions of ocean far from shore) · pt alto-mar (regions of ocean far from shore) · ja 公海 (regions of ocean far from shore) · cmn 公海 (regions of ocean far from shore) · de Hochsee (regions of ocean far from shore) · cy môr tawch (regions of ocean far from shore)