Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A nation or state having an important navy. Also called
naval power . - noun Naval strength; ability to engage in military operations by sea. See the extracts.
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Examples
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Roosevelt, an ardent sea-power enthusiast and follower of the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, and recent convert to strategic airpower, found a strategy of indirection and limited war appealing.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Roosevelt, an ardent sea-power enthusiast and follower of the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, and recent convert to strategic airpower, found a strategy of indirection and limited war appealing.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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U.S. air- and sea-power had proved conclusively that even a base as formidable as Truk could be neutralized without committing ground troops.
Brotherhood of Heroes Bill Sloan 2005
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U.S. air- and sea-power had proved conclusively that even a base as formidable as Truk could be neutralized without committing ground troops.
Brotherhood of Heroes Bill Sloan 2005
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He spread the sea-power of two nations in a stately crescent, double-lined (as the moon is doubled when beheld through fine plate-glass) — a noble sight, a paramount temptation for the British tow-rope.
Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004
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A scout ship has recently reported that the Lor - myrian navy, hearing rumours of our superior sea-power, is sailing to join with us.
Stormbringer Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1963
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A scout ship has recently reported that the Lor - myrian navy, hearing rumours of our superior sea-power, is sailing to join with us.
Storm Bringer Moorcock, Michael 1963
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But a sea-power like Britain had to establish a spiritual tradition and evoke inner loyalty; its foundation rested on moral, not military, force.
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He used to listen rapt while I described her marvellous awakening in the last generation, under the strength and wisdom of her rulers; her intense patriotic ardour; her seething industrial activity, and, most potent of all, the forces that are moulding modern Europe, her dream of a colonial empire, entailing her transformation from a land-power to a sea-power.
The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955
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I wish I knew more about all that, but what I'm concerned with is their sea-power.
The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955
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