Definition of "sea-power" [sea-power]

• 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. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "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."
• "U.S. air- and sea-power had proved conclusively that even a base as formidable as Truk could be neutralized without committing ground troops."
• "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."