Kilowatt hour \Kil"o*watt` hour\ (Elec.) A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; -- approx. = 1.34 horse-power hour.
kilowatt hour n : a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}, {B.T.U.}]