green-water navy (English, noun)
expansion: green-water navy (plural green-water navies)
Senses:
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: A naval force capable of military operations in coastal waters and in the open seas near its home country, but not capable of independent operations far from its home country.
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: The portion of a naval force that is optimized for operations in coastal waters.
Forms:
form: green-water navies
tags: plural