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firepower

[′fīr‚pau̇·ər]
(ordnance)
The capability to deliver fire.
The fire itself, or the quantity or effectiveness of fire delivered.
Any explosive or missile that wreaks damage upon the target against which it is directed; for example, guns or rockets, or aircraft units and so forth armed with guns or rockets.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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