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

Thereupon nuclear bluster permanently vanished from the U.S. presidential vocabulary, experts in diplomacy tell us, for reasons that boil down to a loss of credibility once Moscow could match the U.S. in nuclear firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal

Call them the modern day Tamagotchi, the digital pet from the 1990s, but with a lot more firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the Ellisons’ backing, Paramount has plenty of financial firepower.

From Barron's

Elsewhere, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the amount of firepower in the region “is about to surge dramatically,” after Britain’s decision to let the U.S. military use its bases.

From Barron's

Elsewhere, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the amount of firepower in the region “is about to surge dramatically,” after Britain’s decision to let the U.S. military use its bases.

From Barron's