noun
- the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- Usually high seas.
- the open, unenclosed waters of any sea or ocean; common highway.
- Law.the area within which transactions are subject to court of admiralty jurisdiction.
pl n
- (sometimes singular) the open seas of the world, outside the jurisdiction of any one nation
Open waters of an ocean or sea, beyond the territorial jurisdiction of a country. For example, Commercial fishermen are being forced to go out on the high seas in order to make a living. [c. 1100]