horse-power hours
ərˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ noun
a foot-pound-second unit of energy or work, equal to the work done by a mechanism with a power output of one horsepower over a period of one hour.
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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| horsepower-hour | |
| —n | |
| an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done by 1 horsepower in 1 hour. 1 horsepower-hour is equivalent to 2.686 × 106 joules | |
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