'firepower' definitions:
Definition of 'firepower'
(from WordNet)
noun
(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
Definition of 'firepower'
From: GCIDE
- firepower \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 objectives; capacity for action. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'firepower'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antiaircraft fire,
- cross fire,
- curtain fire,
- direct fire,
- dry fire,
- fighting force,
- file fire,
- fire,
- fire of demolition,
- fireworks,
- firing,
- flack,
- flak,
- forces,
- ground fire,
- gunfight,
- gunfire,
- gunplay,
- hands,
- high-angle fire,
- horizontal fire,
- interdiction fire,
- machine-gun fire,
- men,
- mortar fire,
- musketry,
- percussion fire,
- personnel,
- pistol fire,
- raking fire,
- rapid fire,
- ricochet fire,
- rifle fire,
- shellfire,
- shoot-out,
- shooting,
- the big battalions,
- time fire,
- troops,
- units,
- vertical fire,
- work force,
- zone fire