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land power

American  

noun

  1. a nation having an important and powerful army.

  2. military power on land.


Etymology

Origin of land power

First recorded in 1925–30

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The fight was all action from the first bell, with Rozicki leading the dance as Billam-Smith looked to land power punches and hooks off the back foot.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

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

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

From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)

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