firepower

noun [U]

/ˈfɑɪərˌpɑʊ·ər/

Definition

› the ability to destroy things using weapons: The small force could not withstand the enemy’s superior firepower. › Firepower is also the things, such as money or skill, that you need to produce results: The campaigns are focusing their financial firepower on Florida.

(Definition of firepower noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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