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Meaning of foot-pound | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

foot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.

abbreviation, proscribed

Examples

“If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive.”

CEFR level

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

foot-pound-second foot-poundal foot-scamp foot-stool foot-strut split foot-tapping

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