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firepower

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability to deliver fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The ability and resources to dominate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture

History

Etymology

From fire + power.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 火力 (huǒlì) — capacity of a weapon
  • Dutch: vuurkracht — capacity of a weapon
  • Finnish: tulivoima — capacity of a weapon
  • French: puissance de feu — capacity of a weapon
  • German: Feuerkraft — capacity of a weapon
  • Japanese: 火力 (karyoku) — capacity of a weapon
  • Polish: siła ognia — capacity of a weapon
  • Portuguese: poder de fogo — capacity of a weapon
  • Russian: огнева́я мощь (ognevája moščʹ) — capacity of a weapon
  • Czech: palebná síla — ability to deliver fire
  • Dutch: vuurkracht — ability to deliver fire
  • Finnish: tulivoima — ability to deliver fire
  • French: puissance de feu — ability to deliver fire
  • Polish: siła ognia — ability to deliver fire
  • Russian: огнева́я мощь (ognevája moščʹ) — ability to deliver fire
  • Finnish: tulivoima — sport: ability to score
  • German: Schlagkraft — sport: ability to score
  • Russian: результати́вность (rezulʹtatívnostʹ) — sport: ability to score