"high seas" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} high seas pl (plural only)
  1. (nautical) Regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: open ocean, open sea Translations (regions of ocean far from shore): 遠海 (Chinese Mandarin), 远海 (yuǎnhǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), 公海 (gōnghǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), hoge zee [feminine] (Dutch), volle zee [feminine] (Dutch), avomeri (Finnish), ulkomeri (Finnish), haute mer [feminine] (French), large [masculine] (French), grand large [masculine] (French), pleine mer [feminine] (French), alto mar [masculine] (Galician), ღია ზღვა (ɣia zɣva) (Georgian), Hochsee [feminine] (German), הַיָּם הַפָּתוּחַ (hayam hapatuakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), nyílt tenger (Hungarian), nemzetközi vizek (Hungarian), aðalhaf [neuter] (Icelandic), laut lepas (Indonesian), avomeri (Ingrian), alto mare [masculine] (Italian), 公海 (kōkai) (alt: こうかい) (Japanese), głębokie morze [neuter] (Polish), alto-mar [masculine] (Portuguese), largo [masculine] (Portuguese), larg [neuter] (Romanian), откры́тое мо́ре (otkrýtoje móre) [neuter] (Russian), alta mar [feminine] (Spanish), majimakuu (Swahili), açık deniz (Turkish), engin (Turkish), môr tawch [masculine] (Welsh), moroedd tawchion [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-high_seas-en-noun-4udi~yQP Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'regions of ocean far from shore': 88 12
  2. (slang) Regions of the Internet in which piracy (i.e. copyright infringement) is prevalent. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Copyright, Crime
    Sense id: en-high_seas-en-noun-iakrmxPC Disambiguation of Copyright: 7 93 Disambiguation of Crime: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 32 68

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