Definition of firepower in English:
firepower
noun ˈfʌɪəpəʊəˈfaɪ(ə)rˌpaʊ(ə)r
mass nounThe destructive capacity of guns, missiles, or a military force (used with reference to the number and size of guns available)
the enormous disparity in firepower between the two sides
figurative he combines intellectual firepower with persuasive charm
Example sentencesExamples
- He says that the corporate banking side will now have enough firepower to look at far bigger deals.
- They would have had to develop more offensive firepower and find a few more shooters.
- The bad guys in a single city may have more firepower than that carried by the allied troops on D Day.
- Few generals have ever had such an addiction to firepower, or such a conviction that their front was the vital theatre of war.
- Over the years 24 versions were made and the Spitfire doubled in weight, engine power and firepower.
- The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets.
- They command awesome firepower and supervise the most terrible weapons of mass destruction ever devised.
- We have some tremendous firepower available to us in the form of Air Force and Naval air.
- He was not unaware of the new conditions in warfare that favoured defensive firepower.
- The Argylls, being a light unit, were short on armour, firepower and mobility.
- The highly trained Rangers can field formidable firepower for such a small and mobile force.
- Jeeps can carry up to three soldiers, making them fast troop transports with plenty of firepower.
- Brokers say it could add to its firepower by announcing a huge sale and leaseback deal on its portfolio of freehold properties.
- In plain English, it means the enemy fears the Indian Army's increasing firepower.
- Its firepower will surpass that of the armored personnel carriers now in service.
- It was designed to concentrate firepower to disrupt and destroy the opponent's military capability.
- It certainly has the financial firepower to add to its current interests.
- As the threat of a Cold War recedes, they unleash their tanks and firepower on prehistoric burial mounds.
- With all this firepower, a spat between clans often turns into a pitched battle.
- Four Warrior armoured personnel carriers arrived and in terms of firepower gave the troops the upper hand.
Definition of firepower in US English:
firepower
nounˈfī(ə)rˌpou(ə)rˈfaɪ(ə)rˌpaʊ(ə)r
The destructive capacity of guns, missiles, or a military force (used with reference to the number and size of weapons available)
the enormous disparity in firepower between the two sides
figurative the well-funded legal firepower of the tobacco companies
Example sentencesExamples
- Few generals have ever had such an addiction to firepower, or such a conviction that their front was the vital theatre of war.
- He says that the corporate banking side will now have enough firepower to look at far bigger deals.
- As the threat of a Cold War recedes, they unleash their tanks and firepower on prehistoric burial mounds.
- It certainly has the financial firepower to add to its current interests.
- Its firepower will surpass that of the armored personnel carriers now in service.
- They would have had to develop more offensive firepower and find a few more shooters.
- Over the years 24 versions were made and the Spitfire doubled in weight, engine power and firepower.
- The highly trained Rangers can field formidable firepower for such a small and mobile force.
- The bad guys in a single city may have more firepower than that carried by the allied troops on D Day.
- Jeeps can carry up to three soldiers, making them fast troop transports with plenty of firepower.
- In plain English, it means the enemy fears the Indian Army's increasing firepower.
- The Argylls, being a light unit, were short on armour, firepower and mobility.
- With all this firepower, a spat between clans often turns into a pitched battle.
- Brokers say it could add to its firepower by announcing a huge sale and leaseback deal on its portfolio of freehold properties.
- He was not unaware of the new conditions in warfare that favoured defensive firepower.
- The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets.
- They command awesome firepower and supervise the most terrible weapons of mass destruction ever devised.
- It was designed to concentrate firepower to disrupt and destroy the opponent's military capability.
- We have some tremendous firepower available to us in the form of Air Force and Naval air.
- Four Warrior armoured personnel carriers arrived and in terms of firepower gave the troops the upper hand.