Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of power in the US Customary System, equal to 745.7 watts or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute.
- noun The power exerted by a horse in pulling.
- noun Informal Effective strength.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A non-
metric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7watts . - noun A
metric horsepower (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts. - noun
Strength
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a unit of power equal to 746 watts
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The term horsepower was coined by James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer renowned for his improvements of the steam engine.
Horsepower hour 2009
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The term horsepower was coined by James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer renowned for his improvements of the steam engine.
Horsepower 2007
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The term horsepower was coined by James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer renowned for his improvements of the steam engine.
Horsepower 2007
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The term horsepower is a meaningless quantity; it is not a horsepower at all.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 Various
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He introduced the term "horsepower" and the metric unit of power is named after him.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Watt also coined the term horsepower, and he invented the flywheel.
Watt, James 2006
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The Wii lacks in horsepower which is something lots of gamers crave.
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I think the 25-06 would be ok on either, but with the winds and distance for sheep/goats I feel a tad more horsepower is necessary, as you want to drop that animal in it's tracts and not tumble down the mtn and break the head-gear.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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I think the 25-06 would be ok on either, but with the winds and distance for sheep/goats I feel a tad more horsepower is necessary, as you want to drop that animal in it's tracts and not tumble down the mtn and break the head-gear.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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Also I agree with Clay the additional horsepower is not worth the expense, recoil, or the noise.
whichbe commented on the word horsepower
A unit of measurement to determine how much an animal can be subjugated by humans. Cowpower is even more, uh, powerful.
January 1, 2009
oroboros commented on the word horsepower
See manpower.
July 26, 2009