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

Like the British troops who readily acknowledged the “pluck” of the Dervishes, Mr. Hart is impressed by their willingness to face the massed firepower of rifles, machine guns and artillery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Seagulls have got plenty of firepower and a strong squad so, on that basis, I am going to back them.

From BBC

While growth has been robust, Cursor has faced high costs for computing firepower and AI model access operated by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others.

From The Wall Street Journal

With its advantages in manpower, firepower, misinformation operations and drones, Russia should have been able to conquer more land.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the Trojans had simply too much firepower for the Bruins to endure.

From Los Angeles Times