sea power

noun

1
: a nation having formidable naval strength
2
: naval strength

Examples of sea power in a Sentence

Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time. a massive increase in sea power
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Japan and South Korea—both treaty allies of the United States in Northeast Asia—received new warships to bolster their sea power amid North Korea's ongoing naval modernization. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025 In Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, the United States and its coalition allies unleashed massive land, air, and sea power. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025 This cooperation makes sense in purely military terms for Russia, a mutually beneficial project of sea power projection. Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025 More to the point, sea power is about power projection for economic gain. Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea power

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea power was in 1752

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“Sea power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20power. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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