International waters (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

Synonyms:

high sea; international waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("international waters" is a kind of...):

body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))

Holonyms ("international waters" is a part of...):

briny; main (any very large body of (salt) water)

Antonym:

territorial waters (the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction)

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