power

Mechanical force; in the steam-engine it is esteemed effective, expansive, or full. (See horse-power.)

Power
·noun ·same·as <<Poor>>, the fish. II. Power ·noun A military or naval force; an army or navy; a gr...

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power
A large quantity; a great number. In low language; as, 'a power of good things.'--Johnson. He, to w...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Candle power
·add. ·- Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standar...

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Horse power
·- The power which a horse exerts. II. Horse power ·- A machine worked by a horse, for driving othe...

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Police power
·add. ·- The inherent power of a government to regulate its police affairs. ...

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Water power
·- The power of water employed to move machinery, ·etc. II. Water power ·- A fall of water which ma...

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horse-power
A comparative estimate of the capacity of steam-engines, by assuming a certain average effective pre...

The Sailor's Word-Book
locomotive-power
The force of sails and wind, or steam. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Cobbe, Frances Power
(1822-1904) Theological and social writer, was b. near Dublin. Coming under the influence of Theodo...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin