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Meanings of brake horsepower in inglês

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.

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        Examples for "horsepower"
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        Air pressure is a big factor in the matter of aeroplane horsepower.
        Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
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        Don't get us wrong: we're all for 400-horsepower personal amusement park rides.
        Wired
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        Automobile dealer Henri Rougier won first place in a Turcat-Méry 45-horsepower model.
        Wired
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        Yet the Pirelli P-Zeros shrugged off the 610-horsepower coercion without a wisp.
        BBC
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        A six-speed transmission sends the motor's 845 horsepower to an all-wheel-drive system.
        Wired
        Usage of brake horsepower in inglês
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        It's got more torque than brake horsepower.
        Wired
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        Three-hundred brake horsepower is energy.
        The Irish Times
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        Automobile engines, on the other hand, commonly weighed 12 pounds to 13 pounds per brake horsepower.
        Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
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        The 4.0-liter V8 engine that sits behind the two carbon fiber seats produces 789 brake horsepower.
        Wired