kilopound

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English

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Etymology

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From kilo- +‎ pound.

Noun

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kilopound (plural kilopounds)

  1. (US, engineering, architecture) A non-SI unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force.

Usage notes

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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Κilopound (kip unit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia