Main sea
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The open, unin-dosed ocean ; or that portion of the sea which is without the fauces terræ on the sea-coast, in contradistinction to that which is surrounded or inclosed between narrow headlands or promontories.
People v. Richmond County, 73 N. Y. 396; V. S. v. Grushi 26 Fed. Cas. 48; U. S. v. Rodgers, 150 U. S. 249 , 14 Sup. Ct 109, 37 In Ed. 1071; Baker v. Hoag, 7 N. Y. 561, 59 Am. Dec. 43l; 2 East, P. C. c. 17, § 10.