Usually means: International waters beyond national jurisdiction.
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  1. high sea: Merriam-Webster
  2. high sea: Vocabulary.com
  3. high sea: Wiktionary
  4. high sea: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. high-sea, high sea: Dictionary.com
  6. High sea: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. high sea: FreeDictionary.org
  8. high sea: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. high sea: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. high sea: Rhymezone

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Definitions from Wiktionary (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.
noun:  Alternative form of high seas (“open ocean”) [(nautical) Regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.]

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