high-power
Americanadjective
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(of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
Etymology
Origin of high-power
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Israel remains the clearest example of a country moving a high-power laser air-defense system into operational service.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
"The high-power performance was better than one might expect from an early commercial sodium-ion product," says Schütte.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
A common one is flinching on a high-power rifle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“I work with a lot of high-power, girl-boss types, eldest daughters who are running themselves into the ground, struggling with perfectionism. So my focus is on helping folks recover from perfectionism,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
No high-power thoughts, however, were required to understand that the discovery of the two sexes might soon make the genetic analysis of bacteria straightforward.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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