land power

noun

1. a nation having an important and powerful army.
2. military power on land.

Word History and Origins

Origin of land power¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Russia is predominantly a land power, and its northern fleet is considerably smaller than it was during the Cold War, when there were worries about the kind of major Soviet naval attack depicted in the Tom Clancy novel “Red Storm Rising.”

From New York Times

But for Green, Tokyo set the conflict in motion with a more fundamental strategic error: its decision to be primarily a land power instead of a sea power.

From Washington Post

“I think the strength of what land power represents in the region is to bring that network of allies and partners more closely together so that we have a common view and shared understanding of how to counter any of those destabilizing activities that are happening in the region.”

From Washington Times

However, he added, the waters destroyed agricultural land, power projects and some houses.

From Washington Post

Russian troops haven’t demonstrated basic combined arms proficiency — the ability to coordinate between air power, land power and long-range firing — have failed to control the skies, evidently lack stockpiles of precision-guided munitions and are even communicating on open phone lines.

From Washington Post