donkeypower
donkeypower noun: a unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
Noun
donkeypower (plural donkeypowers or donkeypower)
- A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
- How to talk about units of power less than 1 horsepower? Use a smaller creature, of course. Roughly 1/3rd of a single unit of horsepower—or roughly 250 watts—is now labelled one donkeypower.2020 December 27, Paul Anthony Jones, “Donkeypower”, in Haggard Hawks
Forms of donkeypower
| plural | donkeypowers |
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| plural | donkeypower |
Origin of donkeypower
From donkey + power, based on horsepower.
Questions about donkeypower
- What does donkeypower mean?
- Donkeypower means a unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
- What part of speech is donkeypower?
- Donkeypower is a noun.
- What is the plural of donkeypower?
- The plural of donkeypower is donkeypowers.
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