shaft horsepower
noun
the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP
Nearby words
- shafiʿi,
- shaft,
- shaft alley,
- shaft feather,
- shaft grave,
- shaft house,
- shaftesbury,
- shaftesbury, anthony ashley cooper, 1st earl of,
- shaftesbury, anthony ashley cooper, 7th earl of,
- shafting
Origin of shaft horsepower
First recorded in 1905–10
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