firepower

American  

[fahyuhr-pou-er] / ˈfaɪərˌpaʊ ər /

Or fire power

noun

1. the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.

2. the capability or potential, as of an organization, for action or achieving results.

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Etymology

Origin of firepower

First recorded in 1910–15; fire + power

Example Sentences

Danny Murphy: It's hard to look past France with the firepower they have, when you think about extra time in hot weather against tired legs.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And its main competitors in frontier AI model development—Anthropic and OpenAI—are both racing toward public offerings this year that will add to their own respective financial firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

And “Youngstown” is always a highlight in any Bruce Springsteen show because Nils Lofgren gets to take the solo with his own particular brand of firepower.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"It highlights precise, long-range, automated conventional firepower capable of overwhelming the South even below the nuclear threshold," Hong added.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Breech-loading repeating rifles, which became available in the North in the winter of 1862, greatly increased a shooter’s firepower.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly