Meaning Of The Word Horsepower-hour

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What's The Definition Of Horsepower-hour?

horsepower-hour in American English
a unit of work equal to 1,980,000 foot-pounds
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

horsepower-hour in British English
noun: 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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