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pound force

A unit of force equal to 32.174 poundals.
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Coalpool Pound Force, Coalpool Lane, Walsall, was issued with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Order by environmental health officers on Wednesday after mouse droppings were found throughout the shop together with gnawed food.
Experts predict an eight to 10 per cent rise in revenue, from pounds 4.1billion to pounds 4.51billion - as the shattered economy and weak pound force families to abandon exotic holidays for breaks in Scottish resorts..
The typical motor produces about 10 newtons, or 1 pound force, of thrust.
We're used to hearing free recoil energy expressed in ft/lbs., but their method allows the measurement of the actual pound force transmitted over time.
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