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Noun: foot-pound  fût pawnd
  1. A unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
    "The torque wrench was calibrated in foot-pounds"

Derived forms: foot-pounds

Type of: energy unit, heat unit, work unit

Part of: foot-ton

Encyclopedia: Foot-pound