open sea
Far from shore
The open sea is the expanse of ocean away from coastlines and shallow waters—the deep, unrestricted part where land is out of sight.
In legal contexts, it refers to international waters beyond any nation's territorial jurisdiction: The ship was seized in the open sea.
The phrase evokes freedom, vastness, and exposure to the elements.
Huge sea mammal
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- tunaLarge edible ocean fish
- marlinSpear-snouted game fish
albatross · petrel · jellyfish · flying fish · manta ray · porpoise · orca · sperm whale
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- marineRelating to the sea
- pelagicOf the open sea
- brinyStrongly of salt
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
currents · swells · waves · whitecaps · plankton · trade winds · doldrums · gyre
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- navigateGuide through terrain
- voyageJourney by sea
- exploreTravel to discover
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
crossing · passage · journey · mariner · navigator · captain · crew · expedition
Unbroken area of space
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
immensity · fathomless · horizon · distance · panorama · vista · emptiness · solitude
Wind-propelled watercraft
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- mastVessel's sail support
deck · keel · rudder · anchor · helm · starboard · portside · bow
Absence of unjust constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unconfinedNot restricted or contained
sovereignty · autonomy · independence · free-spirited · unfettered · release · emancipation · wanderlust
whale
Huge sea mammal
marlin · albatross · petrel · jellyfish · flying fish · manta ray · porpoise · orca · sperm whale · humpback
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
depths · currents · swells · waves · whitecaps · plankton · trade winds · doldrums · gyre · salinity
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
adventure · crossing · passage · journey · mariner · navigator · captain · crew · expedition · circumnavigate
expanse
Unbroken area of space
limitless · immensity · fathomless · horizon · distance · panorama · vista · emptiness · solitude · isolation
sailboat
Wind-propelled watercraft
mast · deck · keel · rudder · anchor · helm · starboard · portside · bow · stern
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
unconfined · sovereignty · autonomy · independence · free-spirited · unfettered · release · emancipation · wanderlust · rootless
- blue waterocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Caribbean
- expansesexpanse, ocean, sky, space, universe
- Viking explorationLeif Erikson, Erik the Red, Vinland, longships, Iceland
- Ocean Voyagescruise ships, cargo ships, freighters, tankers, container ships
- nautical directionsport, starboard, bow, stern, fore
- naval patrolpatrol boat, destroyer, frigate, corvette, subchaser
open seasheltered waters
Area guarded from waves
safe harbor · anchorage · lee · calm waters · haven
open, sea, opening, opened, seashore, opens, openness, seas, opener