How do you use Mahanian in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Mahanian in a sentence
Mahanian meaning
Relating to or characterized by the ideas of American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan, who believed that naval power was essential to the success of a great power and produced influential writings on naval strategy.
Using Mahanian
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to or characterized by the ideas of American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan, who believed that naval power was essential to the success of a great power and produced influential writings on naval strategy.
Context around Mahanian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mahanian
- In this selection, "mahanian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reflected, idea, opinion and doctrine stand out and add context to how "mahanian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include strength of mahanian opinion was and that the mahanian idea that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mahanian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mahanian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He proclaims that the Mahanian idea—that the decisive fleet engagement is the route to victory at sea—is correct nine times out of ten. (25 words)
The strength of Mahanian opinion was important in the development of the battleships arms races, and equally important in the agreement of the Powers to limit battleship numbers in the interwar era. (32 words)
This suggested even for inferior naval powers a battleship fleet could have important strategic impact. citation Tactics While the role of battleships in both World Wars reflected Mahanian doctrine, the details of battleship deployment were more complex. (37 words)
This suggested even for inferior naval powers a battleship fleet could have important strategic impact. citation Tactics While the role of battleships in both World Wars reflected Mahanian doctrine, the details of battleship deployment were more complex. (37 words)
The strength of Mahanian opinion was important in the development of the battleships arms races, and equally important in the agreement of the Powers to limit battleship numbers in the interwar era. (32 words)
He proclaims that the Mahanian idea—that the decisive fleet engagement is the route to victory at sea—is correct nine times out of ten. (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
He proclaims that the Mahanian idea—that the decisive fleet engagement is the route to victory at sea—is correct nine times out of ten.
The strength of Mahanian opinion was important in the development of the battleships arms races, and equally important in the agreement of the Powers to limit battleship numbers in the interwar era.
This suggested even for inferior naval powers a battleship fleet could have important strategic impact. citation Tactics While the role of battleships in both World Wars reflected Mahanian doctrine, the details of battleship deployment were more complex.