sea power
Use Sea power in a sentencesea power
noun
1.
naval strength.
2.
a nation that possesses formidable naval power.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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| sea power | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a nation that possesses great naval strength |
| 2. | the naval strength of a country or nation |
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Example sentences
Defeating the pirates, however, took more than sea power.
As a result, the country was in the process of changing from a continental land power into a sea power.
We have recently committed ourselves by covenants with the other great nations to a limitation of our sea power.
Military air and sea power can deliver equipment to where needed.
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