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单词 high sea
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high sea


noun

the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
Usually high seas.
  1. the open, unenclosed waters of any sea or ocean; common highway.
  2. Law. the area within which transactions are subject to court of admiralty jurisdiction.

Origin of high sea

before 1100; Middle English; Old English hēah-sǣ

OTHER WORDS FROM high sea

high-sea, adjective

Words nearby high sea

high-risk, highroad, high roller, high-rolling, high school, high sea, high seas, high season, high sign, Highsmith, high society
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Example sentences from the Web for high sea

  • Never before have two naval forces of such magnitude as the British and German high-sea fleets engaged in combat.

    America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell
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