Pronunciation: ' mär-( ˌ ) ā - ' l ē -b ə - ˌ ru ̇ m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, free sea
Date: 1652
1 : a navigable body of water (as a sea) that is open to all nations
2 : FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
Pronunciation: ' mär-( ˌ ) ā - ' l ē -b ə - ˌ ru ̇ m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, free sea
Date: 1652
1 : a navigable body of water (as a sea) that is open to all nations
2 : FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012