high seas
Beyond territorial limits
The high seas are the open ocean beyond any nation's territorial waters—international waters where no country has jurisdiction.
The phrase appears in maritime law and adventure stories alike: pirates of the high seas.
It suggests vast, ungoverned expanses far from shore, subject only to international agreements.
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- plunderGoods seized violently
- marauderOne who raids for loot
swashbuckler · Jolly Roger · cutlass · treasure · booty · loot · mutiny · galleon
Wind-propelled water travel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
galleon · helm · mast · rigging · anchor · compass · starboard · portside
Legal rules for seas
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- territorial watersSovereign coastal sea zone
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- international watersOcean beyond national jurisdiction
shipping lanes · innocent passage · neutrality · treaty · convention · naval blockade · freedom of navigation
Relating to the sea
- pelagicOf the open sea
- abyssalExtremely deep, unmeasurable
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
seafloor · salinity · briny · tide · underwater · oceanography · plankton · krill
Without any boundaries
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
- unboundedHaving no limits
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- opennessQuality of being accessible
unrestricted · vast · infinite · lawless · untamed · beyond borders · no man's land · open water
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questSeeking journey for something
discovery · uncharted · horizon · circumnavigation · castaway · shipwreck · marooned · treasure hunt
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
marauder · swashbuckler · Jolly Roger · cutlass · treasure · booty · loot · mutiny · galleon · skull and crossbones
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
- navigationDetermining position and course
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
frigate · galleon · helm · mast · rigging · anchor · compass · starboard · portside · bow
maritime law
Legal rules for seas
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- territorial watersSovereign coastal sea zone
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
international waters · shipping lanes · innocent passage · neutrality · treaty · convention · naval blockade · freedom of navigation
marine
Relating to the sea
depths · seafloor · salinity · briny · tide · underwater · oceanography · plankton · krill · whale
boundless
Without any boundaries
openness · unrestricted · vast · infinite · lawless · untamed · beyond borders · no man's land · open water · wilderness
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
quest · discovery · uncharted · horizon · circumnavigation · castaway · shipwreck · marooned · treasure hunt · legendary
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- maritime zonesterritorial sea, territorial waters, coastal waters, maritime border, international waters
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- open seaocean, sea, open ocean, deep blue, blue water
- seascapeocean, sea, waves, coast, coastline
high seasterritorial waters
Sovereign coastal sea zone
coastal waters · territorial sea · inland waters · harbors · ports
high seassheltered waters
Area guarded from waves
protected waters · harbor · safe harbor · lee shore · calm waters
high, highway, seashore, seaweed, seafood, seas, seawater, highland, seafaring