"firepower" is a correct word in written English.
It is generally used to refer to the military capacity of a country or a group to wage a war. For example, the allies in World War II had a great deal of firepower compared to their enemies.
The chancellor said Europe needed to show that it had enough firepower to convince the markets it was getting ahead of the curve, and made it clear that the €440bn European Financial Stability Facility needed to be beefed up.
In what promises to be a shuddering game, in which Bale and Charlie Adam can renew acquaintance, Scotland's firepower may just give them the edge over a Welsh side missing Craig Bellamy.
Most Mexican cartels tend to reserve their fiercest firepower for their criminal rivals.
It leaves Chelsea potentially short of firepower when they travel to Old Trafford on Sunday, with doubts over Diego Costa as well as Didier Drogba's capacity to play for 90 minutes at full pelt.
Wichita State said it had the firepower to keep pace with Notre Dame.
England have one convincing all-rounder in Ben Stokes, but they also need another with genuine firepower at No8.
The firepower of the monster serve and forehand might be defused a bit, but the extra time the surface gives him to get into position more than makes up for that.
Messi might need to offer his team some more firepower on Sunday night, but at least Maradona isn't in charge of Argentina's tactics this time round.
5.30pm: Rather than go after Mitt Romney, the Ron Paul campaign is again aiming its firepower at the also-rans.
France brings far more diplomatic firepower to the talks than Denmark, which took much of the blame for the weak accord agreed at 2009 in Copenhagen.
Although it has not been the performances of one player that has swung the series – as a unit Australia have gone about their planning and execution exceptionally well – the x-factor that Johnson brings, his firepower, and what he has done for the team in terms of confidence has such a positive effect on the entire team.
