sea power
Americannoun
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naval strength.
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a nation that possesses formidable naval power.
noun
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a nation that possesses great naval strength
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the naval strength of a country or nation
Etymology
Origin of sea power
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Speaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin praised Tsar Peter the Great for making Russia a great sea power.
From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2022
A convoy would require significant air, land and sea power, he says, and would be politically complicated.
From BBC • May 25, 2022
“American and British sea power has been crushed,” Tojo had boasted six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2020
She said that Inouye was a strong supporter of naval sea power.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2019
At the very time that sea power is heaping all these blessings upon the dominant nation, it enables such a nation to deny these same advantages to its enemy.
From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.
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