seapower en · NOUN
Etymology
From sea + power.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) naval military power
Representative Gene Taylor, a Democrat from Mississippi and chairman of a House seapower subcommittee, said questions had emerged about whether a new system for catapulting planes off the next generation of carriers would work.
2009 April 4, Christopher Drew, “Pentagon Weighs Cuts and Revisions of Weapons”, in New York Times:
- (countable, uncountable) A country that has an effective military navy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sea power | alternative | lexicographic | |
| seapowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (6)
he מַעֲצָמָה יַמִּית (naval military power) · de Seemacht (naval military power) · ka საზღვაო ძალები (naval military power) · da sømagt (naval military power) · he עָצְמָה יַמִּית (naval military power) · da flådemagt (naval military power)