brake horsepower


noun
  1. the horsepower made available by an engine or turbine for driving machinery other than itself, as measured by a dynamometer.

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  • Automobile engines, on the other hand, commonly weighed 12 pounds to 13 pounds per brake horsepower.

    Flying Machines | W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for brake horsepower

brake horsepower

noun
  1. the rate at which an engine does work, expressed in horsepower. It is measured by the resistance of an applied brake: Abbreviation: bhp

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