Firepower

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• firepower — n. 1. (military) The relative capacity for delivering weapons fire on a target; as, the battleship has more firepower than a cruiser. [WordNet 1.5] 2. [figurative] A measure of the resources available to a group which allows them to achieve their …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• firepower — UK US /ˈfaɪəpaʊər/ noun [U] INFORMAL ► the amount of money or influence that a company, person, etc. has, especially an amount that gives them the opportunity to do something: »Some shareholders fear that he lacks the necessary firepower to… …   Financial and business terms

• firepower — ► NOUN ▪ the destructive capacity of guns, missiles, or a military force …   English terms dictionary

• firepower — [fīr′pou′ər] n. Mil. the capacity of a given weapon, unit, etc. to deliver fire …   English World dictionary

• firepower — [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)paʊə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT The firepower of an army, ship, tank, or aircraft is the amount of ammunition it can fire. The US also had superior firepower... America has enough firepower in the area to mount sustained air strikes …   English dictionary

• firepower — fire|pow|er [ faır,paur ] noun uncount 1. ) the weapons available to use against an enemy: NATO s firepower 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM the amount of money or skills available: financial/intellectual firepower …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• firepower — UK [ˈfaɪə(r)ˌpaʊə(r)] / US [ˈfaɪrˌpaʊr] noun [uncountable] 1) the weapons available to use against an enemy NATO s firepower 2) mainly journalism the amount of money or skills available financial/intellectual firepower …   English dictionary

• firepower — /ˈfaɪəpaʊə/ (say fuyuhpowuh) noun 1. the capacity of a military unit, weapon, etc., to deliver fire: *I told him of the intense firepower of our machine guns on fixed lines. –lawson glassop, 1944. 2. the amount of fire delivered by a unit or… …  

• firepower — noun Date: 1913 1. a. the capacity (as of a military unit) to deliver effective fire on a target b. effective fire 2. a. effective power or force < intellectual firepower > b. the scoring ability of a team or player …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• firepower — fire|pow|er [ˈfaıəˌpauə US ˈfaırˌpaur] n [U] 1.) technical the number of weapons that an army, military vehicle etc has available 2.) the amount of something important or necessary that is available ▪ There is no shortage of financial firepower… …   Dictionary of contemporary English