hp
abbreviation
hp
1 Americanabbreviation
H.P.
2
American
Or
h.p.,
abbreviation
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Electricity. high power.
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high pressure.
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horsepower.
HP
British
abbreviation
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hire-purchase
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horsepower
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high pressure
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(in Britain) Houses of Parliament
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They are now affixed to the back of a 53-foot-long vessel made by Scout Boats, generating a sea-boiling 2,400 hp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
High-horsepower outboards range from 200 hp to 600 hp, and cost anywhere from $20,000 to $70,000-plus per motor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
That includes the whole smash: the full 656 hp electro-tune, with rear-biased, dual-motor AWD and 21-inch tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Hybrid owners will enjoy a bump of 42 hp and 79 lb-ft while fuel economy soars to 29-34 mpg, depending on trim level and options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Davos sat beside his candle and looked at the letters hp had scratched out word by word during the days of his confinement.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Starting in the 1930s, a few established small presses to preserve the pulp fictions of H.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
In his most famous work, “The Call of Cthulhu,” science fiction writer H.P.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2025
Where the monsters of “Monsters” are all recognizably human, “Grotesquerie” suggests something more cosmic at work, like a darkness summoned in a story by horror master H.P.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
This haunted house is inspired by the horror fiction writer H.P.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Tested to 300 lbs. pressure per square inch. 2-Horse Power, $150, 3 to 4 H.P.,
HP said the payment helps ensure its CEO is available to run the company during a power outage at his residence, and it disclosed the perk in accordance with regulatory requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The 61-year-old was named chief executive of PayPal earlier this year after decades at HP HPQ 2.90%increase; up pointing triangle and its predecessor company, Hewlett-Packard, which he played a key role in splitting up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
"I couldn't be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
A watershed moment in the project came in 2024, when PC makers like Dell, HP, and Samsung Electronics began releasing laptops built around Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X PC platform.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
HP and Texas Instruments had their of fices on the back nine, along the tenth hole.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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