kilometre
noun/kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/, /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/
/kɪˈlɑːmɪtər/
(US English kilometer)
(abbreviation km, informal k)
- a unit for measuring distance; 1 000 metres
- The industrial estate is 6 kilometres from the city centre.
- She had been driving at 110 kilometres per hour.
- Monaco is only two square kilometres in size.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre).
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