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 offensive firepower on display in Charlotte on Sunday indicated that the supporting cast has taken a huge leap in the ensuing World Cup cycle.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The lack of firepower from the mound and at the plate has elicited more emotional responses from the group.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The loss wasn’t for a lack of firepower on the Giants’ end as Casey Schmitt, Eric Haase and Willy Adames all homered, the fifth time this year that San Francisco has hit three homers in a single game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Russia has held a massive firepower advantage throughout the entire war, thanks in large part to its deep Soviet-era stocks of heavy artillery ammunition.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
The lack of firepower from the mound and at the plate has elicited more emotional responses from the group.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
The loss wasn’t for a lack of firepower on the Giants’ end as Casey Schmitt, Eric Haase and Willy Adames all homered, the fifth time this year that San Francisco has hit three homers in a single game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Russia has held a massive firepower advantage throughout the entire war, thanks in large part to its deep Soviet-era stocks of heavy artillery ammunition.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
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“Firepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firepower. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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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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