Britain was the world's greatest sea power at one time.
a massive increase in sea power
Recent Examples on the WebMyler and Courtney, the ranking member of the sea power subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services committee, have been involved in the process from the beginning.—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024 In 1918, the British navy invented the first aircraft carrier, but the world’s then dominant sea power treated these ships mostly as spotters for its traditional battleships rather than as mobile bases for conducting offensives.—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022 Perlin traces this through Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations, and up through more modern sea powers, such as the Venice, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and the British Empire.—Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024 Impressment, from the British point of view, was a deterrent against such behavior, without which the Royal Navy would suffer wholesale desertions, leading to the collapse of British sea power.—Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012 See all Example Sentences for sea power
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