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Stopping power

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manstoppernounA weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
firepowernounThe capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
firepower killnoun(military, slang) The damage inflicted by a weapon on a vehicle that destroys its weapon systems, or substantially reduces its ability to deliver weapons accurately, but does not significantly affect its ability to move.
stun gunnounA weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.
stunnounThe condition of being stunned.
hard stopnounA definite time when someone must end a task; a non-negotiable deadline.
marksmanshipnounThe ability to shoot accurately at a target.
kill shotnounAlternative form of killshot. [The killing impact of anything projected.]
stunnernoun(colloquial) A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often hyperbolic), a knockout.
killshotnounThe killing impact of anything projected.
necropowernounPower over life and death, or over deadly activities and products such as assassination, weapons, the death penalty, etc.
hit pointnoun(chiefly roleplaying games) A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.
waterpowernounAlternative form of water power. [(uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.]
hard killnoun(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.
holding actionnounAn attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position
captive bolt pistolnouna device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head
stopnounA (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
strikernounA person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
kill switchnounA security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
felony stopnoun(US, law enforcement) A traffic stop of a person that is deemed dangerous, and performed from a distance by shouting instructions with weapons drawn.

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