firepower

4 definitions • 4 examples

the number and size of guns that a military group has available:

Although badly out-numbered by the enemy, we had vastly superior firepower.

the ability to destroy things using weapons:

The small force could not withstand the enemy’s superior firepower.

Firepower is also the things, such as money or skill, that you need to produce results:

The campaigns are focusing their financial firepower on Florida.

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 tackle the job of finance director.