English Explanatory Dictionary

horse power

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of machines that used draft horses as a source of power to an output shaft or sheave. Treadmill types and merry-go-round–like types existed.
  2. Alternative spelling of horsepower (“unit of power equaling 745 watts or similar figure”).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: motive effort supplied by one or more horses.

Word forms

horse power horse powers

Synonyms

horse engine

Related words

horse-power horsepower
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