high-power
[hahy-pou-er]
- (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
- high-powered.
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Origin of high-power
First recorded in 1890–95
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Historical Examples
He rushed into the house and came out with a high-power rifle.
Hidden WaterDane Coolidge
High-power electric lamps are not made with vacuums but are "gas-filled."
Common ScienceCarleton W. Washburne
He knew that the range of a high-power rifle is well over a mile.
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
Do you realize that you want to be careful how you shoot with these high-power rifles?
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
He supported her to his motor, a high-power runabout, and helped her in.
IT and Other StoriesGouverneur Morris