Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
open sea
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of the sea out of sight of land.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sea open to all nations, i.e. not a mare clausum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English open see, open se, equivalent to open + sea.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

open seas (plural)

Phrases

open water

Frequently Paired Words

open water

Synonyms

open ocean main

Questions

What does open sea mean?
That part of the sea out of sight of land.
Where does open sea come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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