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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The Panthers in practice on Friday ran Bennett with Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart on his wings, a line with firepower a one that hasn’t played a whole lot together at five-on-five.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Boyd didn’t have much offensive firepower around him and increasingly became a ball-dominant guard, particularly after Gwath went down injured in mid-February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
With political and military pressure rising across the strait, Taiwan’s push to modernize its artillery may be a quietly decisive step, giving its ground forces reliable, networked, precision firepower that can hold territory and buy time in a high-intensity conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the Patriots don’t have enough offensive firepower to willingly part with a legitimate NFL starter, taking fumbles out of the equation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Boyd didn’t have much offensive firepower around him and increasingly became a ball-dominant guard, particularly after Gwath went down injured in mid-February.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
With political and military pressure rising across the strait, Taiwan’s push to modernize its artillery may be a quietly decisive step, giving its ground forces reliable, networked, precision firepower that can hold territory and buy time in a high-intensity conflict.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
And the Patriots don’t have enough offensive firepower to willingly part with a legitimate NFL starter, taking fumbles out of the equation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 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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