land power

American  

noun

1. a nation having an important and powerful army.

2. military power on land.

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Etymology

Origin of land power

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Now that the software is ready, the bottlenecks are land, power and permitting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He told employees that more capex is needed in the shorter term due to the need to secure land, power, and hardware, according to Reuters.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

But for Green, Tokyo set the conflict in motion with a more fundamental strategic error: its decision to be primarily a land power instead of a sea power.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

"Going back to Peter the Great, Russia has always been concerned as a land power about its lack of maritime access, particularly year round ice-free access," said retired British Vice Admiral Duncan Potts.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2022

After Athens, Carthage inherited the trident, and in turn fell before the energy of a land power, Rome.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver