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.) The useful horsepower of an engine as measured at its drive shaft. ==== Translations ====