Synonyms for international waters
in·ter·na·tional wa·ters

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1. high sea, international watersnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   high sea

   Antonyms:
   territorial waters

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1. Defense James Mattis:

   It's international waters, and a lot of nations want to see freedom of navigation.

2. Daniel Russel:

   Nobody in their right mind is going to try to stop the U.S. Navy from operating - that would not be a good bet, but it’s not enough that a U.S. military plane can overfly international waters, even if there is challenge or hailing query ... We believe that every country and all civilian actors should have unfettered access to international waters and international airspace.

3. Kyle Raines:

   We routinely conduct operations to advance security and stability throughout the Kyle Raines 6th Fleet area of operations to include the international waters and airspace of the Black Sea, we reserve the right to operate freely in accordance with international laws and norms.

4. Robert Thomas:

   They have the capacity and the capability in international waters and international airspace anywhere on the globe. That's the important point, the decisions that are pending with regard to collective self-defense will clearly allow the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces to interact with, frankly, a lot of international partners, not just the US Seventh Fleet, in a more flexible fashion.

5. Robert Thomas:

   The fact that the PLAN the Chinese navy and the Chinese air force continue to expand operations in international waters and international airspace is a natural evolution for them, the Chinese navy and more and more the Chinese air force operate globally as do the Japanese as does the United States, as do many international navies with those kinds of capabilities.