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horsepower-hour
[ hawrs-pou-er-ouuhr, -ou-er ]
noun
- a foot-pound-second unit of energy or work, equal to the work done by a mechanism with a power output of one horsepower over a period of one hour.
horsepower-hour
noun
- an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done by 1 horsepower in 1 hour. 1 horsepower-hour is equivalent to 2.686 × 10 6joules
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horsepower-hour1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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