brake horsepower
brake horsepower · brake horsepowers
The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaftThe useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft.
Origin
The term refers to a method of measuring the usable power of an engine by connecting a braThe term refers to a method of measuring the usable power of an engine by connecting a brake to the drive shaft of the engine. Other methods have been developed but the term remains.
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Forms
plural: brake horsepowersLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable