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horsepower-hour
[hawrs-pou-er-ouuhr, -ou-er]
noun
a foot-pound-second unit of energy or work, equal to the work done by a mechanism with a power output of one horsepower over a period of one hour.
horsepower-hour
noun
an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done by 1 horsepower in 1 hour. 1 horsepower-hour is equivalent to 2.686 × 10 6 joules
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horsepower-hour1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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As a matter of fact, there is less heat to be had in thermal units from a horsepower-hour of electricity than from three ounces of coal.
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