HyperDic: foot-pound

English > 1 sense of the word *foot-pound*:
NOUN	quantity	foot-pound	a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot

English > *foot-pound*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	A unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot.
Part of	foot-ton	2240 foot-pounds
Broader	work unit, heat unit, energy unit	A unit of measurement for work