foot-pound
noun
plural foot-pounds
: a unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force
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The rifle weighs up to 120 pounds with massive muzzle brakes, producing more than 200 foot-pounds of recoil.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The Hurricane that replaced it has 420 horsepower and 469 foot-pounds of torque, while a high-output version of the Hurricane engine is rated at 540 horsepower and 521 foot-pounds of torque.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 June 2025
If the hybrid’s 191 horsepower and 155 foot-pounds of torque aren’t enough, the 238-hp, 275-foot-pound EcoBoost non-hybrid turbo four-cylinder is still available on all models.
—Bob Sorokanich, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
The kinetic energy of it is significant: A rifle like the AR-15 can produce up to 1,300 foot-pounds of force.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 18 July 2024
That stack of 370 fuel cells weighs just 56 kilograms (123 pounds) and powers an AC electric motor with 113 kilowatts (151 horsepower) and 335 newton meters (247 foot-pounds) of torque—good for a reasonable 9.0-second run to 97 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour).
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2015
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The Hurricane that replaced it has 420 horsepower and 469 foot-pounds of torque, while a high-output version of the Hurricane engine is rated at 540 horsepower and 521 foot-pounds of torque.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 June 2025
If the hybrid’s 191 horsepower and 155 foot-pounds of torque aren’t enough, the 238-hp, 275-foot-pound EcoBoost non-hybrid turbo four-cylinder is still available on all models.
—Bob Sorokanich, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
The kinetic energy of it is significant: A rifle like the AR-15 can produce up to 1,300 foot-pounds of force.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 18 July 2024
That stack of 370 fuel cells weighs just 56 kilograms (123 pounds) and powers an AC electric motor with 113 kilowatts (151 horsepower) and 335 newton meters (247 foot-pounds) of torque—good for a reasonable 9.0-second run to 97 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour).
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2015
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foot-pound
noun
plural foot-pounds
: a unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force
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