firepower
noun
fire·pow·er
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
1
a
: the capacity (as of a military unit) to deliver effective fire on a target
b
: effective fire
2
a
: effective power or force
intellectual firepower
b
: the scoring ability of a team or player
Examples of firepower in a Sentence
The army didn't have the firepower to defeat the invaders.
right now the President doesn't have the political firepower to push his programs through Congress
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Authorities will also review whether frontline officers should have access to greater firepower, with weapons available on their person or kept in the trunk of their vehicles.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Her voice was bright, agile and packed with firepower, snapping each number into place with show-stealing confidence.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Come the end of the second period, teams with far more firepower than the Blackhawks, one of the lower-scoring teams in the NHL, would not have let the Leafs come up for air.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
In this context, success for the United States would depend on the ability to rapidly and repeatedly bring decisive airborne and maritime firepower to bear at those key points at critical moments.
—Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Her voice was bright, agile and packed with firepower, snapping each number into place with show-stealing confidence.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Come the end of the second period, teams with far more firepower than the Blackhawks, one of the lower-scoring teams in the NHL, would not have let the Leafs come up for air.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
In this context, success for the United States would depend on the ability to rapidly and repeatedly bring decisive airborne and maritime firepower to bear at those key points at critical moments.
—Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firepower
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firepower. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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firepower
noun
fire·pow·er
-ˌpau̇(-ə)r
: the ability to deliver gunfire or warheads on a target
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