shaft horsepower
noun
the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP
Words nearby shaft horsepower
shafiʿi, shaft, shaft alley, shaft feather, shaft grave, shaft horsepower, shaft house, shaftesbury, shafting, shag, shaganappi
Origin of shaft horsepower
First recorded in 1905–10
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