Definitions for high seas
high seas

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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.

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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 OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. High Seas

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

How to pronounce high seas?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say high seas in sign language?

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. Laura Meller:

   We have half a decade left, and we can’t be complacent, if we want the high seas to be healthy for the next century we have to modernize this system – now. And this is our one, and potentially only, chance to do that. And time is urgent. Climate change is about to rain down hellfire on our ocean.

2. The State Department official:

   Ultimately no matter how much sand China piles on top of a submerged reef or shoal ... it is not enhancing its territorial claim. You can't build sovereignty, he (Kerry) will leave his Chinese interlocutors in absolutely no doubt that the United States remains committed to maintaining freedom of navigation and to exercise our legitimate rights as pertaining to over flight and movement on the high seas.

3. John Kampfner:

   You can't really be' too big' for the high seas. But these superyachts are now at such a size that many of them can't get into harbors.

4. 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.

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.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/High_Seas
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=high seas
3. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#HighSeas
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=high seas