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horsepower
noun as in energy
noun as in force
Strong matches
Weak matches
- constrait
- full head of steam
- strong arm
- what it takes
noun as in power
Example Sentences
John Glenn weighed only 186 pounds, but we needed one-quarter million pounds of rocket fuel with thrust equal to 3.5 million horsepower to lift him into space and get him safely home again.
In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.
I have seen the horsepower listed at 14 and let me tell you, I have experienced all 14 of them.
There are lots of ways to make horsepower but few sound as pretty.
Please note also that if you want the full measure of horsepower and torque from either engine you have to use premium-grade gasoline.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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