brake horsepower

English

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.

Noun

brake horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural brake horsepowers, abbreviation bhp or b.hp.)

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

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