international waters

English Thesaurus

1. the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation (noun.object)

hypernym	:	body of water, water,
definition	:	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object)

part meronym	:	briny, main,
definition	:	any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object)

antonym	:	territorial waters,
definition	:	the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction (noun.object)

antonym	:	territorial waters,
definition	:	the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction (noun.object)