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Definition of the high seas noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the high seas

noun
 
/ðə ˌhaɪ ˈsiːz/
 
/ðə ˌhaɪ ˈsiːz/
 [plural] (formal or literary)
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  1. the open ocean, especially areas that are not under the legal control of any one country
    • international laws to regulate fishing on the high seas
    • a film about pirates seeking adventure on the high seas
    Topics Transport by waterc2, Geographyc2
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