Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Etymologies
- From Middle English *hei-sea, *heh-se, from Old English hēahsǣ ("the high sea, the deep"), equivalent to high- + sea. (Wiktionary)
Examples
““if observations taken from an open boat in a high sea should differ ten miles from the truth; but I judge that Mr. Bass's quadrant must have received some injury during the night of the 31st, for a similar error appears to pervade all the future observations, even those taken under favourable circumstances.””
“Off Rame Head, carrying a high sea on the quarter, we were badly pooped; the tug broached to and we were in a nasty mess.”
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ENVI - Collocations HIJKL
habitable climate, habitable space, habitat alteration, habitat destruction, habitat diversity, habitat fragmenta..., habitat of organisms, habitat of the bi..., habitat protection, habitat requirement, habitat selection, habitat structure and 3456 more...
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PECH - general terms
access to resources, aquaponics, aquatic, benthic zone, biological recovery, biological recove..., auction, authorized catch, allocation key, carry-over aid, catch certificate, catch declaration and 153 more...
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