Meaning

4 senses
  1. (literally, uncountable)Power derived from the motion of a horse.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A nonmetric unit of power with various definitions, commonly the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.

    a unit of power equal to 746 watts

  3. (countable, uncountable)Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

    Pferdestärke, Pferdestärke

    лошади́ная си́лаlošadínaja síla, л. с.l. s., лошади́ная си́лаlošadínaja síla

    кі́нська си́лаkínsʹka sýla, кі́нська си́лаkínsʹka sýla

  4. (figuratively, uncountable)Strength, performance capability, specs, or similar.

    political horsepower

    лошади́ная си́лаlošadínaja síla

Examples

7 sentences
  1. My car is deficient in horsepower.

    deMein Auto hat nicht genügend PS.

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  2. My car doesn't have enough horsepower.

    deMein Auto hat nicht genügend PS.

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  3. How much horsepower does a horse have?

    ruСколько лошадиных сил у лошади?

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  4. This car has more than a hundred horsepower.

    deDieser Wagen hat über hundert PS.

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  5. The horsepower of a car matters not, with a donkey in control.

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Translations

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Origin

From horse + power: the unit was originally defined as the amount of power that a horse co

From horse + power: the unit was originally defined as the amount of power that a horse could provide.

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Forms

plural: horsepowers / horsepower
Singularhorsepower
Pluralhorsepowers / horsepower

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
PShp
Close in meaning
  • a unit of power equal to 746 watts:HPH.P.

Word family

8 related words

See also

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