Naval vs Thalassocracy - What's the difference?
naval | thalassocracy |
(nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
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, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter
, title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered
, volume=100, issue=2, page=87
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a state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas
maritime supremacy
As a adjective naval
is (nautical) of or relating to a navy.As a noun thalassocracy is
a state whose power derives from its naval or commercial supremacy on the seas.naval
English
Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.}}