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Meanings of horsepower in English
Unit of measurement of power equal to that of a horse drafting 75 kg at the speed of 1 m/s, i.e. 735,498 Watt.
Unit of measurement of power equal to that of a horse drafting 55 pounds at the speed of 10 feet per second, i.e. 745,7 Watt.
Synonyms
Examples for "brake horsepower"
Examples for "brake horsepower"
1
It's got more torque than brake horsepower.
2
Three-hundred brake horsepower is energy.
3
Automobile engines, on the other hand, commonly weighed 12 pounds to 13 pounds per brake horsepower.
4
The 4.0-liter V8 engine that sits behind the two carbon fiber seats produces 789 brake horsepower.
Usage of horsepower in English
1
Air pressure is a big factor in the matter of aeroplane horsepower.
2
Don't get us wrong: we're all for 400-horsepower personal amusement park rides.
3
Automobile dealer Henri Rougier won first place in a Turcat-Méry 45-horsepower model.
4
Yet the Pirelli P-Zeros shrugged off the 610-horsepower coercion without a wisp.
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A six-speed transmission sends the motor's 845 horsepower to an all-wheel-drive system.
6
In fact, nothing but a machine of horsepower could have accomplished that.
7
Max shone his flashlight on the four-hundred-and-forty-horsepower engine, then cut the power.
8
Down this we whooped at the full speed of our thirty-horsepower engine.
9
The sedan had more than enough horsepower to handle the extra weight.
10
Together they provide an impressive 550 horsepower and about that much torque.
11
It was powered by a 133-horsepower engine salvaged from a Honda Civic.
12
Propulsion comes from a 10-horsepower hub-mounted motor driving the lone rear wheel.
13
BRAVEHEART What has more horsepower than William Wallace and his merry men?
14
The Chevy Corvette had 230 horsepower, less than today's six-cylinder Honda Accord.
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What would the horsepower have to be for you to buy it?
16
Fifty feet over all, twenty-five horsepower engine, auxiliary sails and fine cabin.
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Horsepower through the time
Horsepower across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare