Antonyms for horsepower

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hawrs-pou-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər

Definition of horsepower

Origin : 1806, from horse (n.) + power (n.); established by Watt as the power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, which is actually about 1.5 times the power of a strong horse.

As in power : noun physical ability, capacity
As in propulsion : noun force
As in energy : noun generated power
As in force : noun physical energy, power

Example sentences :

The motor is a double-cylinder two-cycle one, of ten horsepower.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton

And I will measure the energy I use in terms of sun-powers, not horsepower.
Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell

In fact, nothing but a machine of horsepower could have accomplished that.
Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid

Geilsgrefte, horsepower, was best exerted by a horse, he thought.
Extract from : « Blind Man's Lantern » by Allen Kim Lang

But let us take five horsepower as a desirable minimum in this instance.
Extract from : « Electricity for the farm » by Frederick Irving Anderson

Motors are rated by horsepower, and generators are rated by kilowatts.
Extract from : « Electricity for the farm » by Frederick Irving Anderson

But the Gomez-Dep roadster had seventy horsepower, and sang songs.
Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis

We're like a liner alongside of her, and we've only got forty horsepower.
Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London

The best her forty horsepower could do was to ease the strain.
Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London

Then, he is a hundred horsepower or more; and as General of the Army, long may he live!
Extract from : « Across America » by James F. Rusling

Synonyms for horsepower

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