land power
noun
a nation having an important and powerful army.
military power on land.
Origin of land power
1First recorded in 1925–30
Words Nearby land power
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How to use land power in a sentence
The Franks were of course a land power, but the Franks, when in alliance with the Frisians, were by no means helpless at sea.
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersThe Southern Confederacy, under the leadership of Sparta, was a land power.
The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 | Basil L. GildersleeveAthens was recognized as mistress of the sea; Sparta as the chief land power.
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