KILOMETRE

kilometer, kilometre, km, klick

(noun) a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

kilometre (plural kilometres)

(official BIPM spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres.

Synonyms

• klick (military slang, used when referring to distance)

• km (official SI symbol)

Anagrams

• kilometer

Source: Wiktionary

Kil"o*me`ter, Kil"o*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.]

Definition: A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition