📚 noun • entry_id 55123
fleet in being
Meanings (ES + gloss)
flota en potencia
A naval fleet which exerts an influence while remaining in port.
But even for that navy, with its strong tradition of offensive action, there were occasions when the fleet-in-being strategy was prudent and effective.
In point of fact command of the sea and a fleet in being are mutually exclusive terms.
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