green-water navy
English
Noun
green
-
water
navy
(
plural
green-water navies
)
(
military
,
nautical
)
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.
(
military
,
nautical
)
The portion of a
naval
force
that is
optimized
for operations in coastal waters.
Coordinate terms
blue-water navy
brown-water navy
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