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Military might
Answer for the clue "Military might ", 9 letters:
firepower
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Firepower is a military concept rooted in the ability to direct a heavy weight of metal onto the enemy or enemy possession. Fire power or Firepower may also refer to: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto , a 2009 boxing event Firepower (film) , a 1979 film starring ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also fire-power "effectiveness of military fire," 1891, from fire (n.) + power (n.).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
firepower \firepower\ n. (military) The relative capacity for delivering weapons fire on a target; as, the battleship has more firepower than a cruiser. [figurative] A measure of the resources available to a group which allows them to achieve their objectives; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target 2 the ability to deliver fire 3 (context sports English) the ability to shoot and score goals.
Usage examples of firepower.
Star Destroyers to concentrate firepower on the remaining three smaller ships, while Cronus took the 13X and fourteen warships against the Calamarian Star Cruiser.
If the Dreadnaught retained any firepower, it would then be behind his line, forcing him to a two-front battle.
Peregrine is the next-fastest thing we have that packs significant firepower, besides the Jayhawk and the Ariel itself.
He expected to hear more big guns, the men adding to the firepower that was around him, throwing the deadly charges farther down the lines, farther into the rear.
From the day it was built it was capable of greater maneuverability, more extensive sensor range, and more precise firepower than had been thought possible for a warship, and since then it had been improved.
The speeder came at him, a saddle-shaped vehicle with no weapons in evidence, made to rely on quickness and maneuverability rather than firepower.
The creeps had them heavily outnumbered, but the Rebels had far superior firepower.
No one believes that the slime mold accomplishes this by means of supercomputing firepower.
He intended to keep his tanks tightly formed, not only to concentrate his firepower but to display his command.
Over three hundred rifles and machine guns, the combined firepower of Charlie and Alpha companies, and four terawatt lasers, belched coherent light and metallic lightning at the Posleen horde.
Superior tactics, training, firepower, and leadership still create important advantages even in city fighting.
The plane was intended for surveillance and interdiction, usually against endos, so its firepower was not great.
The hellions had shown that it would take heavy firepower to take down this mage, and the launcher was big bang.
Babylon outweighed Illyria and Lapithia together, and these three major powers about balanced the League as a whole, if not in wealth and firepower then in population and difficulty of conquest.
To hold against a determined attack would require the forward deployment of our battle-line, but this would place our slowest, most powerful, least expendable vessels far from retreat should the infidels muster sufficient firepower to break through in strength.