According to the information provided in Text below, what does the word powerhouse mean?
What does Brazil have that the UK doesn't?
Brazil has now officially overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy. Here's how to tell the two nations apart
Economy: Well that's the point, obviously. According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), Brazil has now overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy. Despite growing at a mere 3.5% last year (against 7.5% over the previous few years) the Latin American powerhouse has seen its GDP reach a record £1.6tn. And it's not about to hit the buffers any time soon.
(In: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/shortcuts/2012/ mar/06/brazil-uk-sixth-
largest-economy - The Guardian, Tuesday 6 March, 2012.)
In Text above, the reporter states: “And it's not about to hit the buffers any time soon”. What does he mean?
