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high sea

high sea noun: 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. Also the alternative form of high seas.

Noun

high sea (plural high seas)

  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.
    • The ship eventually broke in half in high sea and winds.

Also used as

high sea is also the alternative form of high seas.

Forms of high sea

pluralhigh seas

Origin of high sea

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

Questions about high sea

What does high sea mean?
High sea means 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.
What part of speech is high sea?
High sea is a noun.
What is the plural of high sea?
The plural of high sea is high seas.

Words near high sea in the dictionary

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