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foot-pound-second system

n.

The British, Canadian, or US system of units based on the foot, the pound, and the second as the fundamental units of length, mass, and time.

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Nearby words

  1. foot-in-mouth,
  2. foot-in-mouth disease,
  3. foot-lambert,
  4. foot-pound,
  5. foot-pound-second,
  6. foot-poundal,
  7. foot-ton,
  8. footage,
  9. footbag,
  10. football
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