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Meaning of donkey power | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one third of a horsepower.
    humorous
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: motive power provided by one or more donkeys.

Examples

“The Yugo car was famous for how anemic its engine was, but its output sounded more impressive when reported in donkey power.”
“In that era, most of the equipment in this mine was run by donkey power.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

donkey pronoun donkey pump donkey punch donkey punches donkey rhubarb donkey route

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