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megapounds

megapounds is the plural of megapound.

Meaning of megapound

Noun

megapound (plural megapounds)

  1. (US) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1 million pounds-force.
    • This work is being done to enable the future development of large liquid propellant rocket engines in the 6 to 40 megapound thrust range.1962, “Report to the Congress from the President of the United States”, in NASA, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026, page 23

Questions about megapounds

What is megapounds the plural of?
Megapounds is the plural of megapound.

Words near megapounds in the dictionary

  1. megaportals
  2. megaports
  3. megapost
  4. megaposts
  5. megapound
  6. megapounds
  7. megaprepuce
  8. megaprimaries
  9. megaprimary
  10. megaprime
  11. megaprimer

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