English Explanatory Dictionary

high sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative form of high seas (“open ocean”).

Word forms

high sea high seas

Etymology

From Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), equivalent to high + sea.

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