Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
horsepower — [hôrs′pou΄ər] n. [first adopted by WATT James] 1. the power exerted by a horse in pulling pl. horsepower 2. a basic unit of power in the FPS system, equal to the power needed to raise a weight of 550 pounds a distance of 1 foot in 1 second or a… … English World dictionary
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan — Part of Second World War Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, United States … Wikipedia
British Rail Class 313 — A refreshed Southern Class 313 No. 313203 at Brighton on the West Coastway Line … Wikipedia
British Rail Class 165 — Networker Turbo Chiltern Railways refurbished Class 165/0 No. 165001 at London Marylebone … Wikipedia
Horsepower — hp redirects here. For other uses, see HP (disambiguation). Horsepower (HP) is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.[1] Horsepower was originally defined to compare the… … Wikipedia
horsepower — /hawrs pow euhr/, n. 1. a foot pound second unit of power, equivalent to 550 foot pounds per second, or 745.7 watts. 2. Informal. the capacity to achieve or produce; strength or talent: The university s history faculty is noted for its… … Universalium
British Rail 18000 — Infobox Locomotive name = British Rail 18000 powertype = Gas Turbine electric caption = 18000 at Vienna in 1989 builder = Brown, Boveri Cie and Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works serialnumber = BBC: 4559 SLM: 3977 builddate = 1949 primemover =… … Wikipedia
British Rail 18100 — Infobox Locomotive name = British Rail 18100 powertype = Gas turbine electric caption = builder = Metropolitan Vickers, Trafford Park ordernumber = GWR Lot 388 builddate = 1951 primemover = transmission = DC generators DC traction motors uicclass … Wikipedia
British Rail DP1 — Infobox Locomotive name = English Electric DELTIC prototype powertype = Diesel electric caption = The nose end of DP1 at Locomotion roadnumber = DP1 officialname = DELTIC builder = English Electric at Dick, Kerr Works, Preston builddate = 1955… … Wikipedia
British Rail 10800 — Infobox Locomotive name = British Railways 10800 powertype = Diesel electric caption = builder = North British Locomotive Company builddate = 1950 serialnumber = 26413 gauge=RailGauge|ussg|lk=on primemover = Paxman 16RPHXL Series 2 cylindersize … Wikipedia
