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firepower

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈfaɪə.paʊər/ US  /ˈfaɪr.paʊɚ/

Definition

the number and size of guns that a military group has available: Although badly out-numbered by the enemy, we had vastly superior firepower.Guns
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