fire power
Britishnoun
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the amount of fire that may be delivered by a unit or weapon
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the capability of delivering fire
Example Sentences
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Iran for its part directed far less fire power toward Oman than its other neighbors during the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
"I was quite amused to find that, as a maverick backbencher with no formal standing, I could lure ministers into wasting their time, and fire power, on such an unimportant target," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
The eventual, bigger court challenges are expected to draw greater legal fire power.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Warnings raised by the ECB could give the sector more fire power to potentially amend the bill that is being debated in parliament.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2022
Soon it was evident to Bull that he couldn’t match the fire power of his family’s combined voices, so he quit singing and concentrated sullenly on his driving and his cigar.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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