"machine-hour" meaning in All languages combined

See machine-hour on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: machine-hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} machine-hour (plural machine-hours)
  1. The amount of work that can be done by one machine in one hour; a billable hour for one machine. (Said of, for example, a piece of heavy equipment or a machine tool.)
    Sense id: en-machine-hour-en-noun-Zwj-HYMd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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