high sea
The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea…The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
» How high above sea level are we?
Насколько мы высоко над уровнем моря? — Wezel
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1 sensesThe sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
The ship eventually broke in half in high sea and winds.
- the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Examples
3 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), eFrom Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), equivalent to high + sea.
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Forms
plural: high seasSynonyms
1 synonyms- the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation:international waters
Antonyms
1 antonymsSee also
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