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horsepower
horse·pow·er [ háwrss pòwr ]


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of power: a unit of power equal in the United States to 745.7 watts and in the United Kingdom to 550 foot-pounds per second
[Supposedly equivalent to the work rate of a horse]
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