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- noun The sea when it is very
rough due to strong winds andstorms , such that the seaencroaches much furtherinland than is normal, often causing damage.
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- noun the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
Etymologies
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From Middle English *hei-sea, *heh-se, from Old English hēahsǣ ("the high sea, the deep"), equivalent to high- + sea.
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