horse-power
/HH AO1 R S P AW0 ER0/noun
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A machine that used draft horses as a source of power
noun
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Power derived from the motion of a horse.
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A non-metric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
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A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
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Strength.
“political horsepower”
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