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brake horsepower

noun

Etymology

The term refers to a method of measuring the usable power of an engine by connecting a brake to the drive shaft of the engine. Other methods have been developed but the term remains.

Definitions

  1. The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA