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man power ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.
- a unit of power, assumed to be equal to the rate at which a person can do mechanical work, and commonly taken as 1/10 (0.1) horsepower.
- rate of work in terms of this unit.
- manpower.
Origin of man power First recorded in 1860–65 Examples from the Web for man power Historical Examples of man power
They want India’s billions and they want India’s man-power for their imperialistic greed.
Lothrop Stoddard
The man-power question was at all times a most perplexing one.
Edward Hungerford
Galicia was in Russian hands, and Russian man-power was thought to be inexhaustible.
A Short History of the Great War
A. F. Pollard
The man-power vehicle, par excellence, is the jinrikisha of Japan.
Thomas W. Knox
Nevertheless, it was wearing the enemy out, as well as our own strength in man-power.
Philip Gibbs