donkeypower

English

Etymology

donkey +‎ power, based on horsepower.

Noun

donkeypower (plural donkeypowers or donkeypower)

1. (humorous) A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
   • 2020 December 27, Paul Anthony Jones, “Donkeypower”, in Haggard Hawks‎^[1]:

     How to talk about units of power less than 1 horsepower? Use a smaller creature, of course. Roughly 1/3rd of a single unit of horsepower—or roughly 250 watts—is now labelled one donkeypower.

Further reading

• list of humorous units of measurement § donkey power on Wikipedia.Wikipedia