How to Use foot-pound in a Sentence

foot-pound

noun
  • Features rear-wheel drive with 350 horsepower and 355 foot-pounds of torque and up to 345-mile range.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Features all-wheel-drive, up to 330-mile range, and 656 horsepower and 609 foot-pounds of torque.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The rifle weighs up to 120 pounds with massive muzzle brakes, producing more than 200 foot-pounds of recoil.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Includes a dual-motor AWD setup that produces 450 horsepower and 537 foot-pounds of torque and up to 330 miles in range.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • At 500 yards, the cartridge maintains approximately 1,570 foot-pounds of energy, which is sufficient for terminal performance.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This dizzyingly complex electric duo, mediated through a planetary gear set, cranks out up to 27 kW (36 hp) and 73 newton meters (54 foot-pounds) of torque to either wheel, divvying it up as needed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
  • The Pd18, which weighs 36 kilograms (79 pounds), can deliver 1,250 newton meters (922 foot-pounds) of torque and 75 kilowatts of power at the wheel.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2018
  • It is powered by an electric motor and a 4-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, delivering 812 horsepower and roughly 738 foot-pounds of torque, Lamborghini said.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The 62-grain M855 bullet achieves a muzzle velocity of approximately 3,025 fps, generating 1,709 foot-pounds of energy.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

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