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horsepower

/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/noun3 syllables

Horsepower means: a unit of power equal to 746 watts.

Synonyms for horsepower3

noun, as in a unit of power equal to 746 watts

HP, H.P.

also used for horsepower

PS

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What does horsepower mean?1

noun

1

a unit of power equal to 746 watts

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Horsepower in a sentence

  • The horsepower of a car matters not, with a donkey in control.mangodurian
  • This car has more than a hundred horsepower.Hybrid
  • The horsepower of a car doesn't help if an ass is driving it.JK_Summerlin
  • My car is deficient in horsepower.unknown
  • My car doesn't have enough horsepower._undertoad
  • How much horsepower does a horse have?ddnktr
  • Mary brought her truck to the dynamometer, hoping to show off its horsepower.Auride

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Forms of horsepower

as a noun

plural
horsepowers