Definition of horsepower
1 : the power that a horse exerts in pulling
2 : a unit of power equal in the U.S. to 746 watts and nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second
3 : effective power intellectual horsepower computing horsepower
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an engine with 200 horsepower
that architectural firm probably doesn't have the creative horsepower to produce a truly innovative design
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1806
HORSEPOWER Defined for English Language Learners
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: a unit used to measure the power of engines
HORSEPOWER Defined for Kids
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: a unit of power that equals the work done in lifting 550 pounds one foot in one second
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