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View synonyms for high-power
high-power
[ hahy-pou-er ]
adjective
- (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of high-power1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Before beginning an exposure the focus is adjusted by means of a high-power positive eyepiece.
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Must be some kind of new-fangled high-power incendiary bomb to melt steel down like butter.
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"You need fear nothing of the kind from me," he said in a blundering way, which men consider a high power of tact.
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Admittedly, Pyrrus is an unusual island with a lot of high-power problems that you are an expert at solving.
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There were three things needed in an airplane motor: Light weight, high power, and absolute reliability.
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