Open sea

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That part of the sea out of sight of land. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A sea open to all nations, i.e. not a mare clausum. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
blue-waterhigh seasoceanicoffingoffingsoffshore

Etymology

From Middle English open see, open se, equivalent to open + sea.

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