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noun
The maximum damage that a weapon can deliver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
In reference to discharging both barrels of a double-barrelled shotgun simultaneously rather than one at a time.
