firepower
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌpaʊər/
- Specialized
:
poder de fuego
- With superior firepower, the allied forces were able to suppress the enemy's advance.
- massive firepower
- superior firepower
- use firepower
So wingman, his primary role is viz com and lastly firepower.
- So wingman, his primary role is viz com and lastly firepower.
- While the Dutch do have superior firepower, their grip on Indonesia seems to weaken by the day.
- But when you know the people on the receiving end of unjust war, overwhelming firepower from bullies, it breaks my heart.
- There's, you know, fire firepower that can be turned against people and there's balloons and all sorts of cool stuff going on.
Examples
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For all the French heroism and courage on display, the firepower, ferocity and skill of their enemy proves insurmountable.
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Well, General, you've seen our firepower.
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It's going to take more firepower to take that thing down.
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Our firepower and strength in numbers eventually won us the day.
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"We're going to need more firepower than the small arms we were issued."
Fiction book (2001) -
If we can hold out for three days, we'll have plenty of firepower to get rid of them.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Greeks had the advantage in numbers, firepower, aircraft and vehicles.
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But we don't have the firepower to fight our way out.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bush aimed the largest concentration of American firepower since World War II at Afghanistan.
Academic text (2002) -
While Bain blades are too rare to make an appearance here, squadrons of Lehman Rust tanks make up for any deficit in firepower through sheer numbers.
How Much Firepower
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Morphology
Etymology
Firepower comes from the simple words fire (as in 'to shoot') and power ('strength'). It was first used in war to talk about how many weapons and how strong they are, so firepower means the amount and strength of weapons a force can use to hit a target.