firepowernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfaɪə.paʊər/us/ˈfaɪr.paʊ.ɚ/the number and size of guns that a military group has available:
Although badly out-numbered by the enemy, we had vastly superior firepower.
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Guns
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- charge
- cock
- crossfire
- fire sth off
- go off
- kick
- machine gun
- ordnance
- point-blank
- potshot
- recoil
- shoot
- shooting gallery
- shot
- sniper
- snub-nosed
- Taser
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