firepowern.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəˌpaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌpaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., power n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + power n.¹

1. The destructive capacity of guns, missiles, or a military force (used with reference to the number and size of weapons available to fire upon an enemy or target); the amount and strength of available artillery.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > total effectiveness of guns

firepower1871

1871 H. A. Ouvry tr. P. Bronsart von Schellendorff Précis of Retrospect on Tactical Retrospect 36 The more intense fire power [Ger. Feuerkraft] which is now possessed by the infantry.

1913 R. Meinertzhagen Diary 6 Oct. (1960) 55 What I should have liked to see is more automatic fire-power in the hands of both the battalion commander and the company commander.

1967 New Scientist 17 Aug. 328/1 A lieutenant colonel of the Viet-cong..confessed himself unimpressed by the white men's mobility in jungle conditions, but he had no doubts about the effectiveness of their firepower.

2014 Daily Star (Lebanon) (Nexis) 26 Nov. Assad's regime only rarely targeted Raqqa city, reserving most of its firepower for areas under rebel control.

2. figurative.

a. Strength or power, esp. with regard to financial, intellectual, emotional, etc., capacity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > strong or powerful

craftOE

strengthOE

powerc1300

forcec1340

foisona1400

ability?1473

potence1483

potencya1500

valency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

muscularity1871

firepower1945

1945 A. H. Steinhaus (title) More firepower for health education.

1954 Barron's Nat. Business & Financial Weekly 22 Mar. 1/2 The Eisenhower Administration..deployed what seems to be more than enough fire-power, in the spheres of both credit and tax policy.

1977 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 5 May 16 a/1 For sheer emotional firepower, the vignette might rank with the 1952 Checkers speech.

1993 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. D & B Rep. Jan.–Feb. 56 Follett began to bring her intellectual firepower and vast erudition to the central tasks of business management.

2006 Austral. Financial Rev. (Sydney) 24 May 1/1 Coles Myer has said it retains the financial firepower to make acquisitions and invest in its ailing supermarkets division.

b. Sport. The ability to play in a forcefully attacking manner, esp. with regard to scoring points, goals, etc.

ΚΠ

1950 Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 8 Jan. 1 b/3 The big guns will cut loose with their heavy firepower this week as the Nebraska College conference race gains momentum.

1970 Bakersfield Californian 4 Jan. 28/6 Bakersfield edged out to a 20-18 first quarter margin and increased their firepower for 21 more in the second.

1999 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 3 Apr. Nielsen fought back gamely in the later stages of the third set. But Lee's 14 aces proved he had plenty of firepower.

2014 Times 28 Oct. 68 Lambert was clinging to the hope that [Aston] Villa have enough firepower to turn things around.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firepower
释义	firepowern. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəˌpaʊə/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌpaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., power n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + power n.¹ 1. The destructive capacity of guns, missiles, or a military force (used with reference to the number and size of weapons available to fire upon an enemy or target); the amount and strength of available artillery. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > total effectiveness of guns firepower1871 1871 H. A. Ouvry tr. P. Bronsart von Schellendorff Précis of Retrospect on Tactical Retrospect 36 The more intense fire power [Ger. Feuerkraft] which is now possessed by the infantry. 1913 R. Meinertzhagen Diary 6 Oct. (1960) 55 What I should have liked to see is more automatic fire-power in the hands of both the battalion commander and the company commander. 1967 New Scientist 17 Aug. 328/1 A lieutenant colonel of the Viet-cong..confessed himself unimpressed by the white men's mobility in jungle conditions, but he had no doubts about the effectiveness of their firepower. 2014 Daily Star (Lebanon) (Nexis) 26 Nov. Assad's regime only rarely targeted Raqqa city, reserving most of its firepower for areas under rebel control. 2. figurative. a. Strength or power, esp. with regard to financial, intellectual, emotional, etc., capacity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > strong or powerful craftOE strengthOE powerc1300 forcec1340 foisona1400 ability?1473 potence1483 potencya1500 valency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 muscularity1871 firepower1945 1945 A. H. Steinhaus (title) More firepower for health education. 1954 Barron's Nat. Business & Financial Weekly 22 Mar. 1/2 The Eisenhower Administration..deployed what seems to be more than enough fire-power, in the spheres of both credit and tax policy. 1977 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 5 May 16 a/1 For sheer emotional firepower, the vignette might rank with the 1952 Checkers speech. 1993 Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. D & B Rep. Jan.–Feb. 56 Follett began to bring her intellectual firepower and vast erudition to the central tasks of business management. 2006 Austral. Financial Rev. (Sydney) 24 May 1/1 Coles Myer has said it retains the financial firepower to make acquisitions and invest in its ailing supermarkets division. b. Sport. The ability to play in a forcefully attacking manner, esp. with regard to scoring points, goals, etc. ΚΠ 1950 Sunday Jrnl. & Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) 8 Jan. 1 b/3 The big guns will cut loose with their heavy firepower this week as the Nebraska College conference race gains momentum. 1970 Bakersfield Californian 4 Jan. 28/6 Bakersfield edged out to a 20-18 first quarter margin and increased their firepower for 21 more in the second. 1999 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 3 Apr. Nielsen fought back gamely in the later stages of the third set. But Lee's 14 aces proved he had plenty of firepower. 2014 Times 28 Oct. 68 Lambert was clinging to the hope that [Aston] Villa have enough firepower to turn things around. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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