Meaning Of The Word Foot-pound

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foot-pound in American English
a basic unit of energy or work in the FPS system, equal to the amount of work needed to raise a weight of one pound a distance of one foot (1.3558 joule): symbol, ft-lb
noun: a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force

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