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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
horsepower /ˈhɔːspaʊə(r)/ (abbrev.: h.p.)

▶noun (pl. same) an imperial unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (about 750 watts).

■ engine power measured in terms of this.

'horsepower' also found in these Oxford entries:

b.h.p. - brake horsepower - horse - h.p. - i.h.p. - s.h.p.

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