Electr. [f. KILO- + WATT.] A thousand watts. Also attrib.
1892. Barn. Smith & Hudson, Arithm. for Schools, 147. A Kilowatt is about 11/2 Horse-power. Ibid. This is a Kilowatt-hour and is equivalent to 3·6 Megajoules.
1895–6. Calendar Univ. Nebraska, 196. Dynamos and motors from 25 Kilo-watts capacity down.
