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  1. high seasnoun

    Parts of the ocean surface that are far from shore.

  2. high seasnoun

    International waters; parts of the ocean that are not considered to belong to any specific country.

Wikidata

  1. High Seas

    An NCIS agent who used to work under Gibbs asks for the team's help investigating a case where sailors on an aircraft carrier are dying of a drug overdose, but have no history of any kind of drug abuse.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. High Seas

    as understood in international law means the entire sea or ocean area which lies beyond a three-mile belt of coast water. This coastal strip is called the mare clausum, and the rights of fishing, &c., in it are reserved to the country upon which it borders.

Etymology and Origins

  1. High Seas

    The great ocean highways out of sight of land and common to mariners of all nations.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of high seas in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of high seas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of high seas in a Sentence

  1. State John Kerry on Thursday:

    We condemn this kind of behavior. It is reckless. It is provocative. It is dangerous. And under the rules of engagement that could have been a shoot-down, people need to understand that this is serious business and the United States is not going to be intimidated on the high seas. ... We are communicating to the Russians how dangerous this is and our hope is that this will never be repeated.

  2. President Richard Nixon:

    Most countries, including the United States, found effective means of dealing with piracy on the high seas a century and a half ago, we can -- and we will -- deal effectively with piracy in the skies today.

  3. Srikanth Kondapalli:

    One of the primary concerns is the challenge to the free flow of goods and services on the high seas in recent times and strengthening the Indo-Pacific idea.

  4. Hishammuddin Hussein:

    My concern is unintended, accidental, unintentional incidents on the high seas, especially between two major powers that at the end of the day will end up affecting smaller nations like Malaysia.

  5. Joseph Muscat:

    We are concerned at Italy authorities' directions given to Aquarius on high seas. They manifestly go against international rules, and risk creating a dangerous situation for all those involved.


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