open waters
Beyond the harbor
Open waters are bodies of water away from shore, obstacles, or navigational hazards—areas where vessels can move freely without restriction.
The term often implies international waters beyond any nation's jurisdiction: The ship reached open waters and increased speed.
In wildlife contexts, open water contrasts with ice-covered or vegetation-choked areas: Ducks congregated on patches of open water.
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- divingEntering water deliberately
- oceanMassive saltwater body
vastness · isolation · freedom · saltwater · adrift · cast adrift · lost at sea · voyage · migratory species · maritime trade · exploration · infinity · deep blue · uncharted · uncharted territory · abyss · ocean currents · brine
open watersharbor
Safe anchorage for ships
sheltered waters · harbour · protected waters · port · anchorage
open watersterritorial waters
Sovereign coastal sea zone
coastal waters · inland waters · nearshore · littoral · shoreline
open, opens, opened, opening, opener, openers, openness, openly, reopen