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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There he formulated his concept of sea power, centered the college’s curriculum around it, and earned international acclaim for his writing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Air and sea power can shape the battlefield but rarely settle the political questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Boarding ships on the high seas is a perfectly legal if little-used tool available to any sea power as part of the collective effort to protect the oceans’ threatened fish stocks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 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
Is the problem one of war times only, or is there anything in the contention that the potential pressure of sea power operates in times of peace in restraint of commercial development?
From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various
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