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donkeypowers

donkeypowers is the plural of donkeypower.

Meaning of donkeypower

Noun

donkeypower (plural donkeypowers or donkeypower)

  1. (humorous) 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

Questions about donkeypowers

What is donkeypowers the plural of?
Donkeypowers is the plural of donkeypower.

Words near donkeypowers in the dictionary

  1. donkeyism
  2. donkeyless
  3. donkeyman
  4. donkeymen
  5. donkeypower
  6. donkeypowers
  7. donkeypunch
  8. donkeypunched
  9. donkeypunches
  10. donkeypunching
  11. donkeys

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