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sail the high seas

sail the high seas verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sail, the, high seas.

Verb

sail the high seas (third-person singular simple present sails the high seas, present participle sailing the high seas, simple past and past participle sailed the high seas)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sail, the, high seas.
  2. (Internet, idiomatic) To engage in piracy.

Forms of sail the high seas

third-person singular presentsails the high seas
present participlesailing the high seas
past participlesailed the high seas
pastsailed the high seas

Origin of sail the high seas

From sail, the, or high seas (“regions of the Internet in which piracy is prevalent”).

Questions about sail the high seas

What does sail the high seas mean?
Sail the high seas means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sail, the, high seas.
What part of speech is sail the high seas?
Sail the high seas is a verb.
What is the past tense of sail the high seas?
The past tense of sail the high seas is sailed the high seas.

Words near sail the high seas in the dictionary

  1. sail loft
  2. sail lofts
  3. sail on another board
  4. sail sign
  5. sail signs
  6. sail the high seas
  7. sail the Red Sea
  8. sail through
  9. sail under false colors
  10. sail vault
  11. sail vaults

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