strength at sea
21sea power — 1. naval strength. 2. a nation that possesses formidable naval power. [1840 50] * * * Means by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Measured in terms of a nation s capacity to use the seas in defiance of rivals, it consists of …
22sea turtle — any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most …
23sea power — noun 1. naval strength (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military capability, ↑ …
24sea power — intensity of the sea; strength of the sea …
25sea power — noun Date: 1849 1. a nation having formidable naval strength 2. naval strength …
26sea power — /ˈsi paʊə/ (say see powuh) noun 1. a nation having an important navy or great influence on the sea. 2. naval strength …
27sea power — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. navy, naval strength, naval forces, task force; see navy …
28sea power — noun 1 (U) the size and strength of a country s navy 2 (C) a country with a powerful navy …
29USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) — is a United States Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker. Commissioned in 1978, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle along with her sister ship, Polar Star (WAGB 10).Homeported in Seattle, Washington Polar Sea… …
30On the strength of — Strength Strength, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;… …
