"uncharted water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: uncharted waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} uncharted water (countable and uncountable, plural uncharted waters)
  1. An area of sea that has not been surveyed, or whose details have not been entered on nautical charts. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-uncharted_water-en-noun-tTvAyTmj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (figuratively, in the plural) Any unknown and potentially dangerous situation. Tags: countable, figuratively, in-plural, uncountable Synonyms: uncharted territory
    Sense id: en-uncharted_water-en-noun-GtvwlLYK

Inflected forms

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