horsepower-hour

English

Noun

horsepower-hour (plural horsepower-hours)

(electricity) A unit of energy equal to the amount of work a horse is capable of delivering during an hour.

Usage notes

This unit of energy is now outdated, and not used in the International System of Units.

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