The open ocean, especially that not within any country's jurisdiction.
公海
drift-net fishing on the high seas
it has seized ships on the high seas and has shot down planes in international airspace
Example sentencesExamples
These men are modern-day pirates, bringing terror to the high seas.
Little explanation so far has been offered as to why he was left for so long on his vessel as it drifted on the high seas before a second helicopter was sent out.
Owned by a German charity of the same name, one of the ship's missions is to assist boat people risking their lives on the high seas.
In customary law, only the flag state has jurisdiction to enforce regulations applicable to vessels on the high seas.
This week we return to the Yorkshire coast for an altogether more swashbuckling tale of pirates on the high seas.
He joined Scindia Steam Navigation as a sea cadet and sailed the high seas for the next 10 years.
The U.S. Navy intercepts migrant ships on the high seas and sends bogus refugees home.
International straits are part of the high seas where freedom of navigation is guaranteed to all.
The helicopter crew also demonstrated how an injured man could be rescued from a fishing boat in the high seas.
Piracy has flourished on the high seas for as long as maritime commerce has existed between states.
The goods are thought to represent the cargoes of ships looted on the high seas.
It would have to be done in international waters, in the high seas while the vessel was in motion.
There was a procession to St Margaret's Church for a special service of prayer for the men fighting the U-boat menace on the high seas.
The early hours of last Wednesday morning saw the Jeanie Johnston hoist its sails yet again and head for the high seas.
After sailing lessons, join a crew for the competition and hit the high seas.
The bulk of the story is set on board a ship on the high seas towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
In the early days the concern was piracy on the high seas.
The signals were an essential measure to ensure safe navigation for vessels bound for the high seas.
Once oil is out of the ground, in tankers on the high seas, no single country can dictate its destination.
Jurisdiction over a vessel on the high seas resides solely with the State to which the vessel belongs.
Definition of high seas in US English:
high seas
plural nounˈˌhaɪ ˈsiz
the high seas
The open ocean, especially that not within any country's jurisdiction.
公海
drift-net fishing on the high seas
it has seized ships on the high seas and has shot down planes in international airspace
Example sentencesExamples
The bulk of the story is set on board a ship on the high seas towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
The signals were an essential measure to ensure safe navigation for vessels bound for the high seas.
He joined Scindia Steam Navigation as a sea cadet and sailed the high seas for the next 10 years.
In the early days the concern was piracy on the high seas.
Piracy has flourished on the high seas for as long as maritime commerce has existed between states.
This week we return to the Yorkshire coast for an altogether more swashbuckling tale of pirates on the high seas.
The helicopter crew also demonstrated how an injured man could be rescued from a fishing boat in the high seas.
In customary law, only the flag state has jurisdiction to enforce regulations applicable to vessels on the high seas.
It would have to be done in international waters, in the high seas while the vessel was in motion.
International straits are part of the high seas where freedom of navigation is guaranteed to all.
These men are modern-day pirates, bringing terror to the high seas.
Once oil is out of the ground, in tankers on the high seas, no single country can dictate its destination.
The U.S. Navy intercepts migrant ships on the high seas and sends bogus refugees home.
Owned by a German charity of the same name, one of the ship's missions is to assist boat people risking their lives on the high seas.
The early hours of last Wednesday morning saw the Jeanie Johnston hoist its sails yet again and head for the high seas.
After sailing lessons, join a crew for the competition and hit the high seas.
Jurisdiction over a vessel on the high seas resides solely with the State to which the vessel belongs.
Little explanation so far has been offered as to why he was left for so long on his vessel as it drifted on the high seas before a second helicopter was sent out.
The goods are thought to represent the cargoes of ships looted on the high seas.
There was a procession to St Margaret's Church for a special service of prayer for the men fighting the U-boat menace on the high seas.