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land power

noun

  1. a nation having an important and powerful army.
  2. military power on land.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of land power1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

The Franks were of course a land power, but the Franks, when in alliance with the Frisians, were by no means helpless at sea.

The Southern Confederacy, under the leadership of Sparta, was a land power.

Athens was recognized as mistress of the sea; Sparta as the chief land power.

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