sail the high seas

verb

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

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Meanings

verbsail 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)

present singular third person sails the high seas · participle present sailing the high seas · participle past sailed the high seas · past sailed the high seas · alternative sail the seven seas

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sail, the, high seas.
  2. InternetidiomaticTo engage in piracy.

Origin

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

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sail the high seas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sail%20the%20high%20seas

MLA

“sail the high seas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sail%20the%20high%20seas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sail the high seas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sail%20the%20high%20seas.

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